Aircraft & Propulsion

In bringing back samples, Chang’e 5 will demonstrate technology that China will need for sending people to the Moon.

A French startup has unveiled plans to develop a hybrid-electric light aircraft as a step towards a hydrogen-fueled six-seat regional aircraft.

Aircraft Towing Systems World Wide is building a prototype of its fuel-saving electric towing system.

The promise the French industry made this past June to make its supply chain stronger is beginning to materialize.

Supersonic business jet developer Aerion has teamed with satellite company Spire Global to supply the high-fidelity weather data critical to the aircraft maker’s goal of achieving Mach 1-plus cruise speeds without generating a sonic boom on the ground.

Croatia is to purchase three multimission helicopters for civil protection missions with the help of grants provided by the European Union.

Safran powers Bye; Aurora flow-controlled CRANE; Stratospheric turbulence test; UAM acceptance survey; AI in design; Supersonic nacelles

Other regulators are expected to follow the FAA’s lead but will mandate additional steps.

“These are very long-running issues; the Boeing-Airbus one has been running literally decades,” says one consultant.

Collins Aerospace is to work with Boom Supersonic to develop the inlet, nacelle and exhaust system for the startup’s planned Mach 2.2 airliner, the Overture.

Lilium picks Orlando; UK’s future of flight; multiaircraft autonomy; GoFly adapts to COVID; VerdeGo tests hybrid; Sony plans drones.

Ask the Editors: Widebody fleets are under pressure and smaller single-aisles are expected to remain popular.

OGMA will become a Pratt & Whitney-authorized maintenance center for the geared turbofan engine that powers the Airbus A320neo.

OEM production rate guidance ain’t what it used to be; how the supply chain has to read between the lines.

Leonardo is to deliver a new version of its C-27J Spartan turboprop airlifter to an undisclosed customer in 2021.

NASA is looking at ways to enable industry to collaborate in maturing technologies for the next narrowbody airliner.

Ask the Editors: The S4 is an airplane that is also capable of vertical flight and therefore does not operate like a helicopter.

Irkut Corporation rolled out the first MC-21 prototype powered by Russian PD-14 turbofan engines in Irkutsk, Siberia, on Nov. 6, parent United Aircraft Corporation reported Nov. 10.

Supersonic aircraft developer Aerion has taken a further step towards finalizing the design of its Mach 1.4 AS2 business jet.

NASA is polling industry on technologies that have a high probability of being used in new single-aisle airliners entering service in 2030-35.

The answers to these questions will determine the segment’s shape and structure for the foreseeable future.

Now planned from 2021-23, the transition between the current Ariane 5 and its successor may be complex for Arianespace.

NASA’s moral autonomy; Beyond FAA’s UAS IPP; X-57’s lift props; VoltAero picks Sonaca; Hill’s in-house turboshaft; Canadian AAM.

Listen as Aviation Week editors Joseph Anselmo, Sean Broderick, and Jens Flottau discuss Aviation Week's analysis of proprietary aircraft operational data showing the precipitous fall in utilization for many aircraft workhorses.

After 15 years of development, Karem’s Optimum Speed Tilt Rotor shows its potential on the test stand.