The advanced air mobility supply base is beginning to look quite familiar to aerospace industry watchers, as established companies with commercial aircraft experience are rising to the top. It is a trend that was reinforced by news from the Farnborough International Airshow.
As startups advance zero-emission hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion toward production by the mid-2020s for aircraft with up to 50 seats, a UK research program is indicating the technology’s potential to power regional airliners with 100 seats.
Satellite communications provider Inmarsat and Flight Crowd, a not-for-profit organization formed to promote public awareness of urban air mobility, will collaborate on a series of outreach events.
ATW Editors covering the airshow, back after a four-year gap, talk about the commercial air transport buzz, orders, technology announcements and that heatwave.
Millennium Space Systems says it has demonstrated several new technologies–including new avionics, communications devices, onboard processing of data and radio-frequency crosslinks–with a three-satellite constellation called RED-EYE that showcases the strength of small satellites.
The U.S. Energy Department has awarded Raytheon two research and development projects to test hydrogen and ammonia as zero-carbon fuels for electricity generation.
Advanced air mobility developer Beta Technologies has secured a 75-year lease at Burlington International Airport (BTV) in Vermont to build a 355,000-ft.² electric aircraft production facility.
