Vehicle Concepts & Development News & Articles

The new funds give Ascendance Flight Technologies the resources to fly its full-scale prototype, begin certification and scale-up actions for its first aircraft

The purchase of the Aero2 and Aero3 aircraft represents a significant step for Dufour Aerospace as all major Swiss civil helicopter operators have now signed letters of intent

A roundup of the week's Advanced Air Mobility news, including developments from Archer, Eve Air Mobility, and Doroni Aerospace

From Vertiport Chicago, located in the Illinois Medical District, passengers will be able to travel to and from O'Hare International Airport (ORD) via Archer's Midnight aircraft in around 10 minutes

Eve Air Mobility and Ferrovial have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for a collaboration that will help enable safe and reliable eVTOL operations in the US and UK

Following the Doroni eVTOL prototype, H1P1, making a short untethered hover test flight, the company revealed to investors they had completed a total 23 test flights with the aircraft

HEXA successfully completed a number of piloted-flight pattern manoeuvres, including vertical flight and circular flight, at the Osaka Castle Baseball Field

A roundup of the week's Advanced Air Mobility news, including developments from Vertical Aerospace, Joby, and Archer

Archer Aviation is targeting completion of its initial conforming Midnight aircraft in Q4 2023, and piloted flight test operations would begin in early 2024

The Vertical Energy Center (VEC) based in Bristol will support the design, test, manufacture and commercialization of Vertical's custom-made battery pack for its VX4 eVTOL aircraft

In total, four NASA research pilots flew the Joby simulator, which includes joystick controls, avionics, and performance modeling that duplicate the feeling of flying Joby's S4 air taxi

Skyfly has been invited to exhibit the Axe eVTOL on both days of the Sustainable Skies World Summit, and also hopes to unveil the first completed fuselage section at its booth

The two companies will collaborate on the technical and business aspect to leverage the AAM Integrator World Center in Dubai for business development and market expansion

Autoflug will provide its Flyweight Up seats for the seven passenger Limosa LimoConnect eVTOL, foldable seats that can be easily removed from the cabin

The HEX program could lead to a family of eVTOL vehicles scaled to carry passengers and payload for both military and commercial applications

This type of high-volume manufacturing facility, strategically located adjacent to the Covington Municipal Airport, is believed to be a first for the eVTOL industry and will be capable of producing up to 650 aircraft per year

A roundup of the week's Advanced Air Mobility news, including developments from RYSE Aero Technologies, PteroDynamics, and AIR

The capital raised will support PteroDynamics' plans to develop larger Transwing aircraft variants, attract engineering talent, and execute on additional contracts

The opening of the reservation system enables customers of the RYSE RECON to reserve an assembly position, providing an opportunity to secure a delivery date, time, and location