All articles by Dominic Perry – Page 41
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London’s Air Ambulance picks H135 as MD 902 replacement
Airbus Helicopters has secured an order for two H135 light-twins from London’s Air Ambulance Charity (LAAC) as the capital’s emergency medical services provider updates its fleet.
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Eviation prepares for first flight of all-electric Alice in coming weeks
Eviation is tracking towards a first flight, likely next month, of its all-electric Alice aircraft and is running ground tests of the prototype at its Moses Lake test base.
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Certification ‘imminent’ for PW127XT engine, says P&WC
Certification of the updated XT variant of the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127 turboprop is “imminent”, the engine manufacturer says.
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Vertical Aerospace closes on VX4 first flight with ground tests in progress
Vertical Aerospace is readying its VX4 prototype for a first flight later this summer, having begun ground tests of the electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
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P&W targets return to PW1100G delivery schedule by year-end
Pratt & Whitney aims to catch up with delayed deliveries to Airbus of PW1100G engines for the A320neo family “no later than early next year”.
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Deutsche Aircraft positive on D328eco progress despite delay
Deutsche Aircraft has seen no “adverse reaction” from potential customers to the recently announced delay to service entry for its D328eco twin-turboprop.
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Airbus commits to A380 flight tests of CFM RISE open rotor demonstrator
Airbus will later this decade flight test the open rotor demonstrator engine being developed under CFM International’s RISE programme aboard an A380.
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Rolls-Royce and EasyJet partner on H2ZERO hydrogen combustion tests
EasyJet and Rolls-Royce are partnering on hydrogen combustion technology in a project that will see the UK budget carrier “directly invest” in the newly named H2ZERO test programme.
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Cranfield Aerospace details plans for clean-sheet hydrogen 19-seater
Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) believes it can become the first company for nearly a half century to develop a new commercial aircraft in the UK if its plans for a clean-sheet hydrogen-electric-powered design come to fruition.
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Rolls-Royce and Hyundai spark partnership on electric powertrain project
Rolls-Royce and Hyundai Motor Group have announced a new collaboration that could see the pair jointly develop and fly a fuel cell-powered aircraft by the middle of the decade.
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Morocco picks H135 for air force training misison
Morocco has selected the Airbus Helicopters H135 for military primary training missions.
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Leonardo readies Yeovil helicopter plant for AW149 production ahead of NMH contest
Leonardo Helicopters has begun setting up a production line at its Yeovil plant in the UK for the AW149 and could be in a position by year-end to begin building the super-medium-class platform at the site.
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Ascent kicks off tender for UK military rear-crew training
Ascent Flight Training will later this year begin a tender process that will ultimately see it train rear crews for aircraft – plus pilots for unmanned platforms – across the Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Navy (RN).
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GKN to partner on RISE demonstrator through GE pact
GKN Aerospace is to collaborate on the RISE open rotor demonstrator engine being developed by GE Aviation and Safran joint venture CFM International.
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Vertical and Babcock eye EMS role for VX4
Vertical Aerospace and helicopter emergency medical services (EMS) specialist Babcock International are to explore the potential for new applications for the developer’s VX4 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, including both civil and military missions.
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Airbus chief Faury addresses airframer’s hot topics ahead of scorching Farnborough air show
Boss of European aerospae and defence champion explains why radical aircraft concepts are up for consideration in hydrogen-powered future, how it will progress FCAS programme in partnership with Dassault, and why it is incorrect to write-off NH90 helicopter.
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UltraFan demonstrator readied for first runs
Rolls-Royce is gearing up for the first ground run of its UltraFan demonstrator with the engine build nearing completion at the manufacturer’s Derby headquarters.
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Atkins teams with Vertical Aerospace and Virgin Atlantic for Heathrow eVTOL test
A new consortium led by engineering design consultancy Atkins, and including Vertical Aerospace and Virgin Atlantic Airways, will in 2024 conduct an operational flight test of an advanced air mobility (AAM) vehicle from London Heathrow airport. Designed to “significantly accelerate the introduction of AAM in the UK”, the project has ...
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Bristow adds Lilium Jet to growing electric-aircraft orderbook
Global helicopter operator Bristow Group has added yet another tentative order for electric-powered aircraft, unveiling a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Lilium that could lead to the purchase of up to 50 Lilium Jets.
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Rolls-Royce unveils hydrogen test programme using AE 2100 and Pearl 15 engines
Rolls-Royce has become the latest engine manufacturer to launch trials of liquid hydrogen combustion and plans tests using several of its current powerplants in a project that could culminate in flights of a hydrogen-fueled Pearl 15 business jet engine.