AAM_Tech_Developments

By Graham Warwick
Liliium is encouraged by the results of independent tests of the silicon-anode lithium-ion cells that will be used in its seven-seat Lilium Jet.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Aura Aero is a French AAM) startup with ambitions of building a family of electric regional aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Zipline has unveiled its second autonomous logistics system, this one designed for home delivery.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
EASA is trying a new way to ensure the certification process is compatible with a sensible time-to-market for future aircraft using breakthrough technologies.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Joe Anselmo, Graham Warwick, Thierry Dubois
The complex path to hydrogen propulsion, and why air travel will get more expensive.
Check 6

By Graham Warwick
The energy density achieved is up to twice that provided by commercially available graphite-anode lithium-ion batteries.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Lockheed Martin Ventures has invested in electric seaglider startup Regent to speed up the development of a military variant of the company’s aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Ampaire has begun flight-testing propulsion electrification technologies on its hybrid-electric testbed aircraft under contract to ARPA-E.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Battery startup Solithor and aerostructures specialist Sonaca are talking to aircraft developers to capture energy storage requirements in electric aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Italian electric motorcycle manufacturer Energica Motor is exploring entering the ultralight aircraft market.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Carreau
UK-based CAV Ice Protection Ltd. has filed for a patent for an anti-icing solution for small uncrewed aircraft systems.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Able to carry a payload of up to 6 kg (13.2 lb.), the current battery-powered Wingcopter 198 has a maximum range of 110 km (68 mi.) at 100 kph (62 mph).
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Piasecki Aircraft is on track to fly the first piloted hydrogen-powered helicopter by year’s end.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The contract is focused on metal tooling for fast-cure, out-of-autoclave composites processing.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The company conducted a charge-discharge cycle test of the battery pack in the stratosphere Jan. 30-Feb. 2 with subsidiary HAPSMobile.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
UK startup Vertical Aerospace has opened its Vertical Energy Center aerospace battery facility in Bristol, England.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
ZeroAvia believes the technology could eventually be sufficient to power aircraft with 100-plus seats.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Advanced battery producer American Lithium Energy has secured $13.2 million in funding to expand its U.S.-based manufacturing capacity.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Beta Technologies has opened an engineering center in Montreal to support design, certification and production of the structure for its Alia eVTOL aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Sikorsky and GE Aerospace plan to develop a fully autonomous hybrid-electric testbed powered by a CT7 turboshaft-driven hybrid-electric propulsion system.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup PteroDynamics has closed a $7.5 million seed funding round and teamed with Leidos to bid for a DARPA X-plane project.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Austrian startup CycloTech is to begin outdoor flight testing of its CycloRotor electric propulsion testbed.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Electric flying car startup LEO Flight is preparing to raise funds to begin work on its first preproduction prototype of its LEO Coupe vehicle.
Advanced Air Mobility Departments

By Guy Norris
The converted aircraft lifted off at 8:41 a.m. Pacific time and landed back after a 15-min. flight.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
AutoFlight, a startup with operations in China and Europe, has completed the longest flight to date by an eVTOL aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility