The Norwegian company Equator Aicraft announced the beginning of the development of electric racing aircraft. As writes Flightglobal, with this aircraft the company intends to participate in the first races of electric planes Air Race E, is scheduled for 2021. Read more
The Federal office of civil aviation released the draft rules of certification of a supersonic passenger aircraft and requirements for noise. Thanks to the new document, if it comes into force, developers will be able to obtain certificates types on Read more
Specialists of the Japanese company Cartivator completed the first phase of manned flight test of the prototype of the prospective flying machine SkyDrive. As writes eVTOL, tests were conducted from December 2019 till the end of March 2020, and was Read more
The script that controls the battery charge of the prototype of a promising single electric tiltrotor Heaviside, the development of which involved an American company Kitty Hawk, was the cause of the hard landing during flight test in October last Read more
The German company Dornier Seawings conducted the first flight test aircraft-amphibian Seastar CD2 the new generation. As writes Flightglobal, the duration of the first flight of the aircraft with a tandem engine arrangement amounted to 31 minutes. The tests took Read more
Company Stratolaunch presented updated designs of three aircraft, which it plans to launch from under the wing Stratolaunch Model 351 — plane with the biggest wing in the world (117,3 m). In active development is only one of them, which Read more
Russia’s United engine Corporation has launched the serial production of advanced aircraft engine PD-14 for medium-haul passenger aircraft MS-21. About it as reports RIA Novosti, said CEO of “Rostec” Oleg Yevtushenko. According to him, the first power plant was transferred Read more
Central Institute of aviation motors behalf of Baranov will complete the development of a full aircraft engine on a truck for four to five years. About it as reports RIA Novosti, said General Director of the Institute Mikhail Gordin. According Read more
Specialists suburban Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute named after Zhukovsky conducted the first cycle of aerodynamic model tests of promising heavy transport aircraft, “Jumbo”, developed as a replacement for aging Soviet cargo aircraft An-124 “Ruslan”. According to the message of the Institute, Read more
The Israeli company Metro Skyways, a subsidiary of Urban Aeronautics, has prepared a draft future urban six-seater air taxi CityHawk and agreed with a Singaporean company Charter helicopter flights Ascent on the commercialization of the aircraft. As writes AINonline, under Read more