Wright Electric

By Graham Warwick
MagniX has completed electric engine altitude testing at NASA, with Wright Electric and RTX to follow.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Fan-in-wing VTOL airlifter; Electrifying the C-130; Hover record goal for LH2 drone; Fly-drive logistics eVTOL.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Power-dense motors; controls from high flyers; rechargeable thermal battery; in-space refueling port.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Distributed-propulsion testbed flies; Airbus hydrogen APU demo; uncrewed delivery corridor; another Chinese eVTOL; and Wright’s megawatt-scale electric engine.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Wright Electric has begun building a test cell to characterize the performance of its megawatt-scale electric propulsion systems for large commercial aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Germany’s fuel-cell D328; drive for 1,000 Wh/kg batteries; CycloRotor eVTOL; and scaling up green hydrogen.
Emerging Technologies

By David Casey
UK budget airline easyJet has outlined plans to help develop a battery powered plane.
Airports & Networks