Beta Technologies has presented its plan to design its new CX300 electric plane, a fixed-wing version of its Alia eVTOL aircraft. The company will begin the certification process for the CX300 to
A team of engineers at MIT is pioneering the potential reshaping of the aviation industry through the creation of a 1-megawatt motor that plays the role of a stepping stone in the
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China’s foray into the eVTOL sector has taken a captivating turn with the unveiling of a flying saucer design by Shenzhen UFO Flying Saucer Technology. After three years of dedicated research and
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Boeing’s recent aviation arm, Wisk, a leading air taxi developer, has nurtured favorable advancements in autonomous aircraft technology. While the concept of pilotless air taxis may have captured the public’s imagination, Boeing’s
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EcoPulse, the wing-mounted, hybrid-electric distributed propulsion aircraft demonstrator jointly developed by Daher, Safran, and Airbus, has made its much-anticipated debut at the 2023 Paris Air Show. This revolutionary aircraft, based on Daher’s
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NASA and Boeing Collaborate on Sustainable X-Plane for Greener Aviation: Advancing Beyond Prototypes
NASA’s collaboration with Boeing on the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator has gained attention, as the aircraft aims to take to the runway in approximately five years. The project received an X-plane designation from
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Archer Aviation, a Santa Clara-based company, has finished assembling its first air taxi, the Midnight. This electric aircraft is also known as eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) for its vertical take-off
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The Skydweller Aero has successfully conducted the first fully autonomous flights of a solar-powered, heavy-payload, long-endurance, unscrewed aircraft. Skydweller Aero acquired the Solar Impulse 2 in 2019, following its completion of a
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TransPod, a Toronto-based start-up, is developing an ultra-high-speed ground transportation system called FluxJet. Representing a pathway to a sustainable transportation future, the features of an aircraft and a train are combined in
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In order to reduce carbon emissions, the aviation industry is looking to transition to electric propulsion, but battery technology has so far prevented this due to weight constraints. The development of electric
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CR Smith, CEO of American Airlines, developed the Douglas DC-3/C-47 to compete with other airlines in 1934. The DC-3/C-47 was the first airliner not to require mail subsidies to make a profit,
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