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Aviation Week & Space Technology, Dec. 4, 2023

VOL. 185 NO. 47 December 04, 2023
Aviation Week & Space Technology, Dec. 4, 2023
Credit: Elroy Air

ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY

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Elroy Air Flies Chaparral Uncrewed Cargo eVTOL

Nov 16, 2023
Elroy Air has conducted the first flight of its Chaparral C1 uncrewed cargo aircraft.
Goldfinch demonstrator
article

Ultra-STOL Enters The Hybrid-Electric Age

Dec 01, 2023
Electra.aero begins flight-testing its blown-lift distributed electric propulsion ultra-short-takeoff-and-landing technology.

DEFENSE

Airbus A310 and Auto’Mate drones
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Auto’Mate Flight Trials Advance Airbus Aerial Refueling Road Map

Nov 30, 2023
Airbus is building a road map of technologies for automated aerial refueling that will pave the way for a second-generation MRTT.
Baykar Akinci drone
article

Saudi Arabian Military Industries Advances Saudi Aerospace Ambitions

Dec 01, 2023
The country’s Vision 2030 set challenging goals for its fledgling defense industry, but SAMI CEO Walid Abukhaled says the efforts are on track.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

SSJ 100
article

Russia’s Superjet Fleet Faces Growing Sustainment Issues

Nov 22, 2023
Foreign suppliers stopped supporting the program in 2022 after Western countries imposed sanctions against Moscow in response to the invasion of Ukraine.
Delta 737 aircraft
article

737-900 Certification Tests Set For Aero Design Labs’ Drag Reduction

Nov 30, 2023
Interest in ADL’s aerodynamic modification kit is growing among Boeing 737-800/-900 operators as future design work pivots to the Airbus A320 family.

AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

aircraft on runway
article

FAA Eyes Staffing And Training Changes To Ease ATC Strain

Nov 27, 2023
An independent report flagged four general areas as places to target to make U.S. airspace safer and more efficient.

SPACE

Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center,
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The United Arab Emirates Seeks Lasting Presence In Space

Nov 29, 2023
Helped by international players, the UAE has become a regional leader in space.

TECHNOLOGY

Goldfinch demonstrator
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The Week In Technology, Nov. 27-Dec. 1, 2023

Nov 29, 2023
Hybrid eSTOL flies; sea-based high-speed VTOL; China’s electric regional; Piasecki’s tilt-duct ARES revived.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

rocket launch
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Opinion: How The U.S. Can Win The Space Race

Nov 30, 2023
The U.S. will need to make more spacecraft more quickly and less expensively.