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Archer’s Maker paves the way for production air taxi Midnight
As Archer Aviation’s first prototype “Maker” plies the pattern at Salinas Municipal airport, its successor “Midnight” waits for prime time in a hangar in Palo Alto.
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Private helicopter innovator Frank Robinson remembered as visionary
Pioneering helicopter engineer Frank Robinson – who greatly expanded access to rotorcraft by designing a series of light helicopters starting with the two-seat Robinson R22 – recently died in his home in Southern California. He was 92 years old.
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US aerospace industry powers launch of NASA’s first Artemis moon mission
Numerous US defence contractors supplied critical components for Artemis I, including rocket engines, solid state boosters and the space capsule that will eventually carry human astronauts.
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Can Boeing clear its way to a brighter future?
Boeing aims by mid-decade to be delivering 800 aircraft and taking in revenue of $100 billion annually, though its ability to actually meet those goals remains uncertain due to unresolved troubles that have kept its 2022 targets out of reach.
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Drone swarms, solar-powered UAVs and congested air space management: the US Army’s experiment in the desert
An annual series of experiments with new military technology, known as Project Convergence, seek to push the bounds of what a multi-national, Western fighting force can do on the battlefield.
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Hard hitting UAVs star at Airshow China in Zhuhai
Chinese companies have revealed several ambitious unmanned aircraft programmes at this year’s instalment of Airshow China.
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5G may have caused dozens of troubling in-flight avionics failures
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) suspects new 5G cellular networks may have caused roughly 80 instances of aircraft system interference this year, with pilots reporting a range of malfunctions since the latest generation of mobile connectivity went live in January.
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Aviation sector resilient in the face of computer chip shortage
While a global crunch in the supply of semiconductors has impacted other high-tech industries like automotive manufacturing and consumer electronics, the aerospace sector has proven less vulnerable.
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Flight International Letters, November 2022
Your views about the aerospace industry and our reporting.
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Ideas factory: Cirrus invests in innovation centre
Zean Nielsen used to work for Tesla. Now he is determined that the aerospace manufacturer he runs – Cirrus Aircraft – becomes as nimble and disruptive as Elon Musk’s electric carmaker. Part of his solution: establishing an “innovation centre” at Cirrus’s current campus in Duluth, Minnesota, that will bring all ...
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Service charge: why business aviation manufacturers are investing in aftersales
For the past decade or more, airframers have increasingly sought to own or influence the whole customer experience. This has led to major commitments in MRO, either through acquisitions or new-builds
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Chinese UAVs play growing role in Taiwan aerial incursions
Chinese unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) are starting to show up in People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) aerial intrusions against Taiwan.
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Gulfstream pitches G400 at large-cabin market ‘sweet spot’
Eyeing a lucrative gap in the market for a 4,200nm-range jet with large-cabin comfort, Gulfstream has embarked on its G400 development with lofty expectations.
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Flight International Letters, October 2022
Your views about the aerospace industry and our reporting.
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How Flight covered Chuck Yeager’s supersonic success, 75 years ago
To mark mid-October’s 75th anniversary of the first manned supersonic flight, we revisit our reporting from the time, when Cold War tensions rapidly propelled new fighter technologies.
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Business aviation readies for its first NBAA Orlando gathering since 2018
An upbeat trend in business aviation usage is continuing as the community prepares for its annual US get together at the National Business Aviation Association’s BACE event in Orlando.
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Regent achieves flying milestone with subscale seaglider model
Start-up seaglider developer Regent Craft’s sub-scale prototype achieved an important milestone last month on its journey to become a viable transport option along coasts or near large bodies of water.