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MIT system promotes AI from backup to co-pilot
October 10, 2023MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) is developing an AI co-pilot for aircraft called Air Guardian that actively co-operates with the pilot, making the computer part of a team instead of an emergency backup. -
CycloTech unveils its CycloRotor-powered eVTOL air car concept
October 05, 2023After 15 years of development and prototype testing, CycloTech has presented its first concept aircraft. The CruiseUp is a unique-looking personal two-seat eVTOL air car designed for cross-town hops – and it'd probably stop better than any other eVTOL. -
Joby is now test-flying its eVTOL air taxis with pilots on board
October 04, 2023In a huge moment for the company – and the electric VTOL industry at large – Joby Aviation has officially started manned flight testing of its S4 eVTOL air taxi. Announcing the milestone with a video, Joby leads team USA in the race to certification. -
Crew-less Droneliner may one day slash the cost of airfreight
October 02, 2023While airfreight is certainly the fastest method of transporting cargo, it's also by far the most expensive. The Droneliner aircraft could help change that, by doing away with a crew and adopting a more cargo-friendly body shape. -
Solar-powered airship will circle the world non-stop without fuel
September 28, 2023Zero-emissions long-distance aviation is absolutely possible... Provided you're not in a hurry. Solar Airship One will take 20 days to fly all the way around the equator, some 40,000 km (~25,000 miles), in a single zero-emissions hop. -
Airbus shows off new helicopter flying lab for tech tests
September 27, 2023At this week's German National Aviation Conference in Hamburg, Airbus Helicopters took the wraps off its PioneerLab flying helicopter laboratory based on the company's twin-engine H145 platform. -
Audacious modular jet concept uses swappable wings, engines and cabins
September 17, 2023UK company Aeralis is going full throttle on a disruptive new modular jet concept that could handle a huge range of capabilities, from advanced jet training to long-range unmanned ISR missions, with a single fuselage and a range of swappable parts. -
Morphing hypersonic engine project is underway at UCF
September 10, 2023The US Naval Research Laboratory has funded a groundbreaking project to develop a new hypersonic engine capable of morphing its shape during flight to optimize power, thrust and efficiency. It's now entering experimental testing in Florida. -
H2Fly's twin-fuselage aircraft makes world-first liquid hydrogen flight
September 07, 2023Liquid hydrogen is a giant pain to handle, but it's one of the few technologies with a genuine chance of decarbonizing long-range flight. So it's huge news for clean aviation that H2Fly has now landed the word's first piloted liquid hydrogen flight. -
Jump Aero reveals design of ambulance-beating JA1 Pulse eVTOL
September 07, 2023Three years ago, California-based Jump Aero announced its plan to bring first responders to emergency sites via eVTOL aircraft. The company has now unveiled the design and specs of the vehicle, and already has a buyer lined up. -
How to fly a next-gen eVTOL aircraft: We take a lesson at Lilium
August 28, 2023Piloting a cruise-capable eVTOL aircraft will be unlike flying anything that's come before it, thanks to fully digital fly-by-wire flight control systems. We jumped in Lilium's motion-rig simulator to learn how the system feels from the cockpit. -
Boom's XB-1 supersonic prototype starts taxi tests
August 28, 2023After a 20-year hiatus, the return of commercial supersonic flight is another step closer after Boom Supersonic announced that its prototype faster-than-sound jet has undergone ground tests and won an experimental airworthiness certificate from the US FAA. -
ATRX-700 light sport helicopter created in anticipation of FAA rule change
August 27, 2023While the FAA reviews new regulations to okay light sports helicopters, aerospace companies Advanced Tactics and Rotor X have teamed up to use military helicopter technology to create a fly-by-wire sport two-seater copter called the ATRX-700. -
Zapata's long-range, buy 'n' fly eVTOL aircraft is a turbine hybrid
August 23, 2023One of the most colorful characters in aviation has entered the electric VTOL space. Franky Zapata, best known for his death-defying high-speed Flyboard antics, has announced a hybrid eVTOL to go alongside his jet-powered, flippable flying deckchair. -
eHang completes eVTOL flight tests, full certification now imminent
August 21, 2023eHang is set to become the world's first company to get an electric VTOL air taxi type certified and into commercial service, after successfully completing its entire flight test program with China's aviation authority. Oh, and it's autonomous.
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