Aurora Flight Sciences has completed initial autonomous flight testing of its GoldenEye-100 vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicle. The tests validated hovering flight, thrust vectoring, waypoint navigation and acoustic suppression, says the Manassas, Virginia-based company.
Source: Flight International
Airbus intends to finalise readiness of jigs and tools on its A350 final assembly line over the next six months in order to handle the manufacture of the freighter variant of the twinjet type. Designated the A350-1000F, the freighter is sized between the -900 and -1000 passenger versions and this, ...
Sweden’s Heart Aerospace has selected Plattsburgh International airport in upstate New York as the location for the maiden sortie of its HX-1 demonstrator – a flight that will take place with a pilot on board.
Vertical Aerospace has unveiled a new provisional funding agreement involving a $130 million debt-to-equity swap and the provision of up to $50 million from primary creditor Mudrick Capital. Mudrick Capital is committing $25 million up-front, with a potential $25 million backstop. This backstop would be reduced if Vertical obtains third-party ...
