Launch risks, cryogenic and uranium fuel are among the challenges facing the agencies’ ambitious DRACO space nuclear thermal propulsion orbital demonstration.
The company has been testing a subscale demonstrator for its Lilium Jet for more than a year and is nearing buildup of an aircraft for certification flight tests.
Volocopter’s window to certify the VoloCity ahead of the Olympics is tight, but the real challenge is developing a larger version with a stronger business case.
The fuselage shell was made by Premium Aerotech, Airbus, Aernnova and German aerospace center DLR under the EU's Multifunctional Fuselage Demonstrator project.
CFM opens up on RISE testing while Pratt & Whitney explores a sustainable GTF growth path through an MTU-led Clean Aviation Switch research initiative.
Nova Pangea plans to build a plant in the UK to convert agricultural waste and wood residues into bioethanol for processing into sustainable aviation fuel.
