The first prototype Bell/Agusta BA609 tiltrotor could fly as early as this summer following ground run tests due to begin in April, says the US-Italian joint venture. The BA609, which was developed from technology from the Bell Boeing V22 Osprey, is being prepared for the tests at Bell's Arlington, Texas, research centre, where powerplants, hydraulics and electrical systems will be tested.
Source: Flight International
Wisk Aero has shared new images of the first full-scale prototype of its autonomous Gen6 air taxi.
A trio of leading US air taxi companies moved forward this week on plans to certificate, manufacture and commercialise a new class of electric aircraft.
Airbus has enhanced operational documentation to provide greater clarity on engine-relight procedures after severe hail extinguished both powerplants on a LATAM A320 two years ago. Such was the storm’s intensity that it “significantly exceeded” engine design and certification criteria, according to the airframer, with water and ice content twice the ...
