Can Rolls Royce Spark An Electric Plane Revolution?
Rolls Royce made headlines in September when it successfully flew its electric plane for the first time, stating that it hopes to reach 300 mph soon Despite the success of Continue Reading
Electric Helicopters Make Inroads With Oil-Worker Transport Firm
Bristow Group Inc. , one of the biggest aircraft companies that ferries oil workers to offshore platforms, is considering the purchase of as many as 50 electric-powered helicopters. The Houston-based Continue Reading
Airbus reveals the next generation of electric CityAirbus UAM solution; first flight in 2023
Airbus announced plans for a new CityAirbus at the company’s first Airbus Summit on “Pioneering Sustainable Aerospace” as the emerging Urban Air Mobility (UAM) market begins to firm up. CityAirbuNextGen Continue Reading
DHL to Add Electric Planes to Fleet in Pursuit of Zero Emissions –
The race toward zero-emission logistics chains is expanding from the road to the skies. DHL Express, the air cargo subsidiary of Deutsche Post AG, has ordered 12 all-electric aircraft to complement Continue Reading
Rolls-Royce generator delivered for megawatt-level hybrid-electric propulsion system for aerospace
The generator that will be at the heart of the most powerful hybrid-electric aero power and propulsion system in aerospace has arrived for installation at Rolls-Royces’s specialist testbed. PGSy1 The Continue Reading
Surf Air Mobility orders up to 150 Cessna Grand Caravans for fitting with series-hybrid powertrains
Surf Air Mobility Inc., has signed a purchase agreement with Textron Aviation for up to 150 Cessna Grand Caravan EX single-engine turboprop aircraft, with an initial fleet order of 100 Continue Reading
United Air, Mesa Agree to Buy Up to 200 Small Electric Planes
United Airlines Holdings Inc. and regional carrier Mesa Air Group Inc. each agreed to buy as many as 100 small electric-powered planes from a Swedish startup — if the aspiring Continue Reading
Rolls-Royce investing $110M over next decade to develop energy storage for aircraft
Rolls-Royce is entering new aviation markets to pioneer sustainable power and as part of that mission will be developing energy storage systems (ESS) that will enable aircraft to undertake zero Continue Reading
American Airlines Invests in Electric Flying Taxis
American Airlines Group Inc. AAL -1.64% is the latest carrier to get in on the flying taxi trend as airlines, aerospace manufacturers and tech companies vie to get the new aircraft off the ground. The airline Continue Reading
Rolls-Royce’s all-electric ‘Spirit of Innovation’ completes taxi testing
Rolls-Royce has successfully completed the taxiing of its ‘Spirit of Innovation’ aircraft, the latest milestone on its way to becoming the world’s fastest all-electric plane. ( Earlier post .) The Continue Reading
Flying Taxis To Hit The Skies In 2024
Remember the grubby flying taxi Bruce Willis drove in “The Fifth Element”? That was a very 90s view of the future. In reality, we may soon be taking up to Continue Reading
GM Presents Cadillac Flying Car For Rich People
General Motors stole the show on Tuesday after unveiling the Cadillac Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) vehicle and electric shuttle concepts in a virtual presentation at the CES expo, according Continue Reading
Look, up in the sky – it’s a flying Cadillac! GM unveils futuristic vehicle
General Motors Co on Tuesday presented a futuristic flying Cadillac – a self-driving vehicle which takes off and lands vertically and carries the passenger above the streets and through the Continue Reading
Airbus exploring hydrogen fuel cell propellor “pods” for aircraft propulsion
Airbus is conducting studies to determine how scalable a hydrogen fuel cell “pod” configuration, among others, could be to large commercial aircraft. The aviation industry has developed numerous configurations—twinjet, s-duct, Continue Reading
Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos Funds Back Hydrogen-Powered Plane Startup ZeroAvia – Bloomberg
The hydrogen-powered aviation startup ZeroAvia Inc. has raised $37.7 million from the U.K. government and a group of investors that includes funds founded by Bill Gates and Amazon.com Inc. ZeroAvia said it Continue Reading
British Airways Teams Up With Hydrogen Flight Startup ZeroAvia
Want the lowdown on European markets? In your inbox before the open, every day. Sign up here . British Airways will work with hydrogen plane startup ZeroAvia to speed the Continue Reading
Airbus (AIR:FP) Bets on Hydrogen to Deliver Zero-Emission Planes
There are plenty of obstacles standing in the way of developing the first zero-emission, hydrogen-powered plane. It’s tricky to safely store and use the highly combustible fuel. There aren’t any Continue Reading
Meet George Jetson? Orlando Unveils Plans for First Flying-Car Hub in U.S.
The “vertiport” is scheduled to be completed in 2025 in Orlando, which granted more than $800,000 in potential tax rebates to Lilium, a German aviation company that plans to build Continue Reading
Wright selected for ARPA-E electric aircraft program
Wright Electric announced that the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has selected Wright for a contract to support the development of innovative, lightweight, and ultra-efficient electric Continue Reading
Rolls-Royce completes ground-testing of technology set to power the world’s fastest all-electric plane: ACCEL
Rolls-Royce has completed testing of the technology that will power the world’s fastest all-electric plane. All the technology has been tested on a full-scale replica of the plane’s core—called an Continue Reading
Airbus Unveils Hydrogen Designs for Zero-Emission Flight
European planemaker Airbus SE unveiled three designs it’s studying to build hydrogen-powered aircraft as it races to bring a zero-carbon passenger plane into service by 2035. The approaches include a turbofan jet Continue Reading
GM Considers Expanding Into Electric-Flying Air-Taxis
Like an elderly man wobbling into a party and trying to fit in with young kids by using “hip new lingo”, General Motors – days after seeing its partnership with Continue Reading
Amazon wins FAA approval to deliver packages by drone
Getting an Amazon package delivered from the sky is closer to becoming a reality. The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it had granted Amazon approval to deliver packages by drones. Continue Reading
Elon Musk Hints At Electric Jet Battery
It has been the bane of the electric vehicle revolution’s hopes—insufficient battery life. But now, Elon Musk has hinted that he might just have a solution to the thing that Continue Reading
Successful first flight of the world’s largest all-electric aircraft: Cessna Grand Caravan 208B
magniX, a company developing electric propulsion systems for aircraft, and AeroTEC, a leading independent company focused on aerospace testing, engineering and certification, announced the successful flight of an all-electric Cessna Continue Reading
Airbus and RollsRoyce end E-Fan X hybrid-electric aircraft initiative
Airbus and Rolls Royce jointly have decided to end the E-Fan X demonstrator program. ( Earlier post .) Launched in 2017, the E-Fan X project sought to develop a near-term Continue Reading
NASA releases concept images of all-electric X-57 Maxwell airplane in final Mod IV configuration
NASA has released a series of concept images of the all-electric X-57 Maxwell airplane ( earlier post ), showcasing aspects of its final Mod IV configuration during different flight modes. Continue Reading
Wright Electric begins motor development program for 186-seat electric aircraft; 1.5MW motor, 3 kV inverter
Wright Electric announced the start of its electric propulsion development program for its flagship 186-seat electric aircraft, named Wright 1. In order to achieve the commercial flight capability of the Continue Reading
The Secret Behind Rolls Royce’s E-Plane
When Rolls Royce in December unveiled its new electric plane, it said it would be the fastest electric aircraft , capable of achieving a top speed of 300 mph. It Continue Reading
ARPA-E to award up to $55M in two programs to support electric aviation
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced up to $55 million in funding for two programs to support the development of low-cost electric aviation engine Continue Reading
Porsche and Boeing to partner on premium urban air mobility market; electric VTOL concept
Porsche and Boeing signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the premium urban air mobility market and the extension of urban traffic into airspace. With this partnership, both companies will Continue Reading
Harbour Air and magniX partner to build world’s first all-electric airline; seaplanes to ePlanes
Electric aviation technology company magniX and Harbour Air, North America’s largest seaplane airline, announced a partnership to transform Harbour Air seaplanes into an all-electric commercial fleet powered by the magni500, Continue Reading
Bye Aerospace’s Sun Flyer 2 completes first flight with Siemens electric propulsion motor
Bye Aerospace’s electric Sun Flyer 2 successfully completed the first official flight test with a Siemens electric propulsion motor 8 February at Centennial Airport, south of Denver, Colo. The Sun Continue Reading
Boeing’s flying car lifts off in race to revolutionize urban travel
Boeing Co said its flying car prototype hovered briefly in the air during an inaugural test flight on Wednesday, a small but significant step as the world’s largest planemaker bids Continue Reading
Rolls-Royce Aims For Electric Aircraft Speed Record
Last week Rolls-Royce revealed plans to build a 300-mile-per-hour, 500-horsepower, all-electric aircraft capable of flying from London to Paris on a single charge. The Accel relies on the most energy-dense Continue Reading
All-electric helicopter makes record flight
Guinness record-setting electric helicopter by Tier 1 Engineering Electric transportation is about more than cars. Trucks and buses are also moving toward electric propulsion. Planes, with their long ranges and Continue Reading
Amprius’ silicon nanowire Li-ion batteries power Airbus Zephyr S HAPS solar aircraft
Amprius, Inc., a manufacturer and developer of high energy and high capacity lithium-ion batteries, announced that the company is supplying advanced lithium-ion cells to the Airbus Defence and Space Zephyr Continue Reading
Flying Cars Coming Much Sooner Than You’d Think
Flying cars were thought to be coming as soon as four years from now , but actually commercial models are coming up sooner than what had been thought. Air taxi Continue Reading
MIT proof-of-concept demo of ionic wind propulsion for aircraft
MIT researchers have demonstrated that an aircraft with a 5-meter wingspan can sustain steady-level flight using ionic-wind propulsion. The aircraft has no moving parts, does not depend on fossil fuels Continue Reading
Zunum Aero selects Safran turbine for hybrid electric commercial aircraft
Boeing- and JetBlue-backed Zunum Aero has selected Safran Helicopter Engines as the turbine provider for its hybrid electric commercial aircraft, which will be available in the early 2020s. ( Earlier Continue Reading
Singapore’s HES unveils plans for regional hydrogen-electric passenger aircraft: Element One
After 12 years developing hydrogen propulsion systems for small unmanned aircraft ( earlier post ), HES Energy Systems is unveiled its plans for Element One, the first regional hydrogen-electric passenger Continue Reading
How the promise of electric power could transform aviation
Airbus thought it was about to make aviation history. When the company’s battery-powered E-Fan aircraft lifted into the air with barely a sound on a summer day in 2015, a Continue Reading
Electric Planes Could Soon Be A Reality
The idea of quiet, low-carbon air travel is a logical extension of the electric vehicle race that has now also reached maritime travel in electric ferries. But there are some Continue Reading
Audi Unveils Its Flying Smart-Car
Considerable improvements in battery technologies and technological advances in manned electric flight have spurred established automakers to begin examining the feasibility of flying automobiles, as both Audi and Porsche have Continue Reading
Google founder’s flying taxis secretly tested in New Zealand
A flying car start-up backed by Google founder Larry Page has been secretly testing an electric autonomous aircraft for several months in New Zealand, the company revealed on Tuesday. Silicon Continue Reading
First Hybrid Electric-Powered Airliner Could Fly by 2020
By 2020, Airbus, in collaboration with Siemens and Rolls Royce are aiming to test their first hybrid electric aircraft engine on a BAe146 If all goes well, sometime in 2020, Continue Reading
When Will Electric Planes Be Clear For Takeoff?
With so much talk of electric cars, it’s easy to overlook another segment of the transport industry that is seeing an influx of electric projects: aircraft. There are probably a Continue Reading
Geely acquiring flying car startup Terrafugia
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Terrafugia, a US-based company developing practical flying cars.Terrafugia was founded in 2006 by five MIT graduates; since then, the Continue Reading
Boeing-backed, hybrid-electric commuter plane to hit market in 2022
A Seattle-area startup, backed by the venture capital arms of Boeing Co ( BA.N ) and JetBlue Airways Corp ( JBLU.O ) announced plans on Thursday to bring a small Continue Reading
The Age of Electric Flight Is Here, Now!
SunFlyer is powered by lithium batteries and electric motor. It’s designed to be low-cost trainer. Our small electric plane, which uses light and powerful batteries and motors, is less costly Continue Reading