6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1279+ words) Around 2007, when I was heavily into flying radio-controlled aerobatic model airplanes, I outfitted a roughly 20-percent-scale Zlin Z-526 Akrobat model with an electric motor and six-cell lithium-polymer battery pack. Around the same time, as it turned out, something similar was happening,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (875+ words) BETA Technologies’ Zachary Heibel walks around the CX300 after landing at Scholes International Airport, Wednesday. The CX300 is equipped with a Garmin G3000 PRIME avionics system, which was adapted by Garmin and BETA Technologies to integrate fly-by-wire controls and display battery-management and electric…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (15+ words) Airside International...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (146+ words) Hybrid electric aircraft manufacturer Electra.aero (Washington National), the City of Helsinki, and Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences have signed a memorandum of understanding to evaluate new options for regional air services across the Gulf of Finland. The collaboration includes…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (670+ words) If you live near one of Wyoming's two biggest airports, in Casper and Cheyenne, you'll be treated to some of the most fantastic airplanes that the world has to offer. Did you hear our visitor today in Cheyenne? The Cheyenne…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (297+ words) Frankfurt Airport (Fraport) has announced further advancement of the electrification of its vehicle fleet, introducing its fully electric E-Phoenix model Goldhofer aircraft tugs into operation. Thus far, two vehicles have entered operation on the apron, and another has been ordered…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (158+ words) The first advanced air mobility (AAM) operations in the U.S. may be closer than you think. The industry could be within a few years from seeing its first certified electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Some of the manufacturers believed…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (473+ words) Personal electric aviation is still a very small niche in the eVTOL market, but one of the most popular, for obvious reasons. The idea of owning your private single-seat or dual-seat electric aircraft with no need for formal pilot certifications…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (273+ words) Electra, a Virginia-based AAM (Advanced Air Mobility) company, is officially part of a regional aviation project all the way in Finland, supported by local authorities in Helsinki. The project will unfold initially as a feasibility study to analyze the potential…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (713+ words) It could be a real 'shock' to the aviation industry Heart Aerospace is flying high after successfully completing a flight of the world's largest electric plane. Better yet, it apparently pulled off the impressive feat of this 27-minute journey for…...