All articles by Dominic Perry – Page 17
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Leonardo closes on approval for updated AW101 transmission performance
Leonardo Helicopters will in the coming weeks wrap-up a flight-test campaign to validate improvements to the AW101 that will offer pilots more power and control.
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ZeroAvia maintains course for 2025 service entry as it prepares to submit engine for certification
Advanced propulsion developer ZeroAvia says it is still on course for its ZA600 powertrain to enter service in late 2025, ahead of the ramp-up of serial production the following year.
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NH Industries stresses NH90 safety despite Australian Taipan cull
NH Industries (NHI) insists that its NH90 transport helicopter remains safe to fly, despite Australia’s early retirement of the type in the wake of a fatal crash in July.
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Deutsche Aircraft completes windtunnel tests of Alpha technology demonstrator
Deutsche Aircraft has completed windtunnel tests of a powered model of the hydrogen-electric D328 Alpha technology demonstrator it is developing in a project alongside GE Aerospace and H2Fly.
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Torres Strait Air to take hydrogen-powered Islanders though CAeS and Monte pact
Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS), Monte Aircraft Leasing and Australian charter operator Torres Strait Air have signed a three-way agreement covering the conversion of up to 10 Britten-Norman BN-2 Islanders to hydrogen-electric power.
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Lilium powers ahead with engine assembly
Lilium has begun assembly of the propulsion system for its electric vertical take-off and landing Lilium Jet.
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Droneliner details grand ambition for 600t uncrewed freighters
An ambitious British bid to develop a pair of hybrid-electric, uncrewed freighters with payloads of up to 350t and using a new type of ultra-lightweight shipping container has broken cover.
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Rolls-Royce begins ground tests of new small turbine engine
Rolls-Royce has completed the first fuel burn on a new small gas turbine engine it is developing as part of a lightweight turbogenerator for hybrid-electric aircraft applications.
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Patent filing shows Airbus interest in hybrid-electric tandem-rotor aircraft
Airbus Helicopters is potentially studying a novel high-speed rotorcraft concept that combines a hybrid-electric single-bladed tandem rotor configuration with a tail-mounted pusher propeller and wings for lift in forward flight.
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Rolls-Royce validates new nozzles in hydrogen combustion trial
Rolls-Royce has successfully tested an engine combustion system, featuring a new fuel spray nozzle design, specially configured to burn hydrogen.
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H160 route-proving trial in USA set for 2024
A long-awaited route-proving trial of the Airbus Helicopters H160 in the USA by operator PHI will not take place before 2024, the airframer says.
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CAeS confirms pause to Britten-Norman merger timetable
Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) has confirmed a summer 2023 target to conclude a merger with UK aircraft manufacturer Britten-Norman (B-N) has been “paused” but insists a tie-up is still on the table.
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Airbus Helicopters unveils H145-based PioneerLab demonstrator
Airbus Helicopters has introduced a third flying technology demonstrator, with the twin-engined H145-based PioneerLab the latest to join its line-up.
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Inside Airbus UpNext, the airframer’s ‘centre of competence for craziness’
Airbus UpNext, one of the airframer’s innovation arms, is gearing up for a busy fourth quarter, as demonstrators being developed across its portfolio – from morphing wings to superconductive cables – accelerate towards critical test phases.
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Airbus Helicopters testing 'architectural' upgrades for H135, including five-bladed rotor
Airbus Helicopters is testing a series of upgrades for the H135 light-twin, including a five-blade main rotor and T-tail design.
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GKN Aerospace connects to P&WC with wiring work for hybrid-electric demonstrator
GKN Aerospace is to collaborate with Pratt & Whitney Canada to develop a high-voltage, high-power electrical wiring system for a hybrid-electric demonstrator project led by the engine maker’s parent company RTX.
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NetJets signs for up to 1,500 Cessna Citation jets in 15-year pact
Fractional operator NetJets could take up to 1,500 Cessna Citation business jets over the next 15 years through a record-breaking fleet agreement with Textron Aviation.
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Supply chain troubles push Britten-Norman into the red
B-N Group, the parent company of UK aircraft manufacturer Britten-Norman, has blamed “extremely challenging” market conditions for a £3.6 million ($4.45 million) loss revealed in its latest accounts.
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US Coast Guard advances to flight testing of upgraded HC-27J
The US Coast Guard (USCG) has performed the first flight of a Leonardo C-27J equipped with new surveillance and mission equipment as part of a plan that will see it eventually field 14 upgraded examples of the turboprop type.
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Half-year losses at Lilium spike on financing expenses
Half-year losses at German start-up Lilium have more than tripled year on year, nearing €390 million ($417 million), according to the firm’s latest financial statements.