Angus Batey has been contributing to various titles within the Aviation Week Network since 2009. He has reported from military bases, industrial facilities, trade shows and conferences, on topics ranging from defense and space to business aviation, advanced air mobility and cybersecurity.
A British startup has unveiled a one-fifth scale model of an innovative lunar lander in partnership with a Ukranian manufacturer, and plans to test another vehicle in the UAE.
Aircraft design is all about trade-offs and pushing at the limits. Just ask British firm Condor Aviation, which is designing an aircraft to compete in the forthcoming Air Race E series of electrically powered air races.
Head-up displays began as futuristic extras for fighter cockpits, but today the technology is available on high-end cars. Collins Aerospace believes it may have found a technology with similar potential – the wide-area touchscreen display.
