Bombardier claims new Global 8000 is world’s fastest business jet
Bombardier has taken the covers off its new Global 8000 business jet, which the company claims is the world’s fastest and longest-range production business jet, combining a luxury…
American Airlines puts down deposit for 20 Boom supersonic aircraft
The future of civilian commercial supersonic travel looks a bit firmer today after American Airlines and Boom Supersonic signed an agreement for the airline to put down a…
Turbojet to hypersonic ramjet: Hybrid Chimera engine shows its range
Atlanta company Hermeus has its sights set on Mach 4 next year, to beat the Mach 3.3 benchmark set by the SR-71 Blackbird way back in 1976. Watch…
Tornado Updraft gives balsa-wood model planes an electric RC makeover
Many readers may fondly recall building rubber-band-powered balsa wood model airplanes. While the things were kinda cool, they didn’t fly for long, nor could they be remotely controlled….
Wisk Aero reveals 6th-gen autonomous four-seat eVTOL air taxi
Air mobility startup Wisk Aero has bumped up the passenger-carrying capacity of its upcoming air taxi from two to four, and none of those will be a pilot….
Geely begins testing the largest eVTOL prototype ever flown in China
The Aerofugia AE200 technical demonstrator is a full-size, five-seat eVTOL air taxi prototype with tilting propulsion units. It’s a clear statement of intent: this Chinese automaker has serious…
Drone speed 240 km/h
The Cento aircraft has a carrying capacity of 45 kg with a range of up to 1,000 km thanks to the use of a durable hybrid powertrain. American…
Pelican Cargo unveiled as world’s largest autonomous electric cargo plane
Back in 2020, California-based startup Pyka launched an autonomous electric crop duster called the Pelican. Now the company has developed a cargo-carrying version that’s billed as the world’s…
ASKA debuts fully functional A5 flying car prototype at CES
Looking like a cross between a helicopter and a fixed-wing airplane, ASKA’s full-scale A5 eVTOL prototype is currently capable of both driving and flying. It stole the show…
Arc announces hybrid slowed-rotor aircraft with 800-mile range
Britain’s Arc Aero Systems, formerly Samad Aerospace, has put forth its vision for a “cost-effective, low-carbon solution to intercity travel.” The hybrid Linx P9 promises to beat comparably…
Boeing to build braced-wing airliner, shooting for 30% efficiency gain
With a US$425-million cash injection from NASA, Boeing will build and test a full-sized airliner based on its transonic truss-braced wing (TTBW) concept, using long, thin, strut-braced wings…
ZeroAvia celebrates maiden flight of world’s largest hydrogen aircraft
ZeroAvia’s 19-seat Dornier 228 has taken its first test flight in the UK. It’s a testbed for the company’s clean aviation technology, using a zero-emissions hydrogen-electric powertrain that’s…