Singapore’s HES Unveils Plans for Regional Hydrogen-Electric Passenger Aircraft
After 12 years developing hydrogen propulsion systems for small unmanned aircraft, HES Energy Systems is today unveiling its plans for Element One, the world’s first regional hydrogen-electric...
Bell V-247 Vigilant tiltrotor
Speaking before an audience of aviation and military experts assembled at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT)...
One in eight people willing to fly without a pilot
20% of men would fly without a pilot, compared to 6% of women
200,000 new pilots needed over the next decade and up...
Quantum-Systems Tron – The flying eye over the Oktoberfest
Every year the Theresienwiese in Munich is transformed into the largest public festival in the world for two weeks. The Oktoberfest attracts between 5...
GE Aviation and Jetoptera join forces on Fluidic Propulsion System technology demonstrator
Jetoptera and GE Aviation have agreed to jointly demonstrate a 500-pound-force (lbf) class Fluidic Propulsion System TM leveraging a gas generator based on GE Aviation’s H-Series turboprop engine. This is the...
Hybrid Project LLC and Lucint Systems Test Fly Large Area Mapping UAV
Hybrid Project LLC and Lucint Systems, Inc. are pleased to announce the successful test flying and excellent data gathering capabilities of a HP2 airframe...
Jetoptera commences VTOL test campaign
Aim is to demonstrate VTOL and hover flight for the Fluidic Propulsion System
Jetoptera, Inc. has successfully commenced the VTOL test campaign of their proprietary...
A History of Lithium Ion or Why Hybrid Electric is the Future of Aviation
By Dr. Troy Mestler, CEO, Skyfront
Tuesday, September 17, 2018
Electric propulsion has changed aircraft manufacturing. The reason is simple: wires bend. Shafts and gears do...
Vertical Aerospace
Advances in technology have transformed many aspects of how we live, work and travel. Billions of people fly every year, fly regularly and the...
SkyX Limited Secures $9.5 Million USD in Series B Funding
SkyX, the Canadian leader in long-range unmanned aerial monitoring and data collection, today announced that the company has closed $9.5 million USD in Series B funding...
