Airbus last week flew the first General Electric/Pratt & Whitney Engine Alliance GP7200-powered A380 test aircraft, several months later than originally planned. MSN009 is the fifth and final aircraft to enter the A380 flight-test programme, and was airborne for 4h 10min during its 25 August maiden flight. The four other test aircraft are equipped with the rival Rolls-Royce Trent 900 powerplant and have together accumulated 1,800h.
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Source: Flight International
US electric aircraft developer Beta Technologies on 13 November completed the first flight of the innaugural Alia CX300 aircraft built on its new production line in South Burlington, Vermont.
The 200-plus old turboprops operating in Canada give Deutsche Aircraft reason for excitement.
After months of flight-testing a prototype capable of taking off and landing with 46m (150ft) of runway, US aircraft developer Electra has revealed the design for its proposed production aircraft – the EL9 Ultra Short.
