Recent Updates

California-based startup ZeroAvia unveiled a hydrogen-fueled electric powertrain prototype targeted at 500-mile regional flights in 10- to 20-seat fixed-wing aircraft on Wednesday. As shown in the video below, the company has been flight testing the powertrain in a Piper Matrix airframe since last February, recently completing a second full pattern flight in the aircraft. According […]

NASA is saying goodbye to two of its Preliminary Research Aerodynamic Design to Lower Drag (Prandtl-D) aircraft. The aircraft design, which includes a twisted wing and no tail, has been used by student interns at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center for research, data collection and flight tests focusing on wing design optimization theories. Prandtl-D1 is […]

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) detailed a rise in piston airplane and business jet deliveries and a drop in turboprop airplane and rotorcraft shipments over the first six months of 2019 in its second quarter (Q2) report, which was released on Monday. At approximately $9.0 billion, the total value of the airplane deliveries by […]

China-based urban air mobility (UAM) company EHang has announced that it has selected Guangzhou, China, as the first city in which it will establish a low-altitude passenger transportation network using its autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV). As part of the arrangement, EHang will work with the city government to build necessary infrastructure, design safety rules and […]

Bye Aerospace and OXIS Energy have announced a collaboration to develop and produce a Lithium-Sulfur (Li-S) “advanced battery cell for the high-voltage battery pack system to be considered for Bye’s future electric aircraft.” According to OXIS Energy CEO Huw Hampson-Jones, OXIS’ Li-S cells and battery systems are “over 50 percent lighter than the current Li-ion […]

Communications, navigation and surveillance equipment designer and manufacturer uAvionix announced the official opening of two new facilities on Tuesday. The first facility, called Headquarters 2 (HQ2), is located in Leesburg, Virginia, and will be used for business operations, development and regulatory engagement. The second is a FAA Manufacturing Inspection District Office (MIDO) approved manufacturing facility […]

EAA says that it’s close to getting the FAA to revise the current template of operating limitations that are applied to every new experimental/amateur-built aircraft registered in the U.S. At issue is a small change that was made in 2017 to the current template, found in Order 8130.2J, that can be construed as requiring all […]

Piper has produced its first production part using additive manufacturing—more commonly known as 3D printing—according to a company announcement last week. The part, a climate control system component, was printed using an HP Multi Jet Fusion 4200 3D printer. Piper says it is currently focusing on creating and testing non-flight-critical components with the goal of […]

In partnership with drone software management company Kittyhawk, the FAA has relaunched its B4UFLY mobile app for drone pilots. According to the FAA, B4UFLY was designed as a situational awareness tool for recreational drone users to help them figure out where they can and cannot fly in the national airspace system (NAS). The updated app […]

Honda Aircraft Company held a ceremony to break ground for the company’s new wing production facility in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Tuesday. According to Honda, the facility “will allow for more HondaJet Elite wings to be assembled concurrently” and add additional storage for HondaJet service parts. Construction is expected to be completed by July 2020. […]