Advanced Air Mobility

The milestone follows completion of an industrial program review by Lilium and Aciturri in late August.

A subsidiary of Chinese electric vehicle maker XPeng, AeroHT is developing the X3, a two-seat road vehicle with a folding multirotor flight propulsion system.

Austria’s CycloTech has begun outdoor flight tests of its CycloRotor propulsion technology demonstrator.

The industry’s concept for managing the range and endurance of battery-electric aircraft is outlined in a report.

The panel discussion was held at the Air Charter Expo on Sept. 12.

The biggest gainer on the week was Surf Air Mobility, which shot up 38% to close the week at $2.32.

Armasuisse, the Swiss Federal Office of Defense Procurement, has engaged Switzerland’s Dufour Aerospace to study a smaller version of its Aero2 eVTOL.

Airbus and ZeroAvia have agreed to collaborate on certification approaches for hydrogen power systems and work together on key technologies.

Joby’s S4 electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft are scheduled to begin rolling off the final assembly line at Dayton International Airport in 2025.

AVIC's AR300 bears a close resemblance to the U.S. Lift Aircraft Hexa ultralight eVTOL vehicle, although there are some notable design differences.

First-response eVTOL; Stop-fold tiltrotor; Hydrogen-electric milestone; Offshore drone delivery

The system could provide the range and payload of larger combustion-engine-powered UAVs without the noise, vibration and emissions.

The plans would expand Wing’s operating bases, or “nests,” from three to as many as 25 across the metroplex.

The agreement is for up to 50 electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles.

Stuttgart-based H2Fly completed four flights of its HY4 testbed aircraft from Maribor, Slovenia, in September.

German startup Evia Aero has announced plans to develop a 50-megawatt photovoltaic plant at Helsinki-East Aerodrome.

China’s electric battery supply chain is mature, high-volume, and self-reliant.

Skyports Drone Services has begun delivering spare parts and other packages on demand to oil rigs in the North Sea.

Surf Air Mobility is developing both electric and hybrid-electric powertrains for the Cessna Caravan.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Universal Hydrogen has reached a key milestone in its plan to convert the ATR 72 regional turboprop to zero-emission hydrogen-electric propulsion.

While the eVTOL leaders are developing their own electric motors and battery packs, Cuberg and Safran are looking to the next technology wave.

Safran’s electric propulsion division has teamed with Cuberg to jointly develop aircraft energy storage systems based on the company’s high-energy lithium-metal batteries.

Eviation is preparing to close the final design loop for the production version Alice.

SkyGrid is a joint venture between Boeing and artificial intelligence (AI) company SparkCognition.