The De Havilland Dragon Rapide
By Garth Calitz In late 1933, a team at de Havilland, led by aircraft designer Arthur Ernest Hagg, began working on a new design intended...
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Garth Calitz
May 222 min read
Automatic Aircraft Taxiing to be Tested in Innovative Electric Truck
Airbus UpNext has started testing new technologies to support automatic taxiing and enhance pilot assistance onboard an innovative...
Garth Calitz
May 222 min read
Piper and DeltaHawk Explore Diesel Power for PA-44 Seminole
Piper Aircraft and DeltaHawk Engines have recently announced that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). This marks...
Garth Calitz
May 92 min read
Cessna Skycourier Granted Type Certification in Australia
Textron Aviation has recently announced that the Cessna SkyCourier twin utility turboprop has received type certification from the...
Garth Calitz
May 91 min read
Bell Reveals Bell Aircraft Laboratory for Future Autonomy Fly-by-Wire Operations
Bell Textron has recently unveiled its Aircraft Laboratory for Future Autonomy (ALFA). The ALFA has been developed by Bell's Advanced...
Garth Calitz
May 92 min read
Beechcraft Denali Advances Certification Plans with Succesful Avionics Testing
Textron Aviation’s Beechcraft Denali single-engine turboprop continues to surpass significant milestones as it begins the certification...
Garth Calitz
May 92 min read
New Empennage Design Approved by FAA for Robinson R22 Helicopter
Robinson Helicopter Company has recently obtained FAA approval for its latest empennage design that has been incorporated in its R22...
Garth Calitz
May 92 min read
Airbus Finalises Acquisition of Aerovel and its UAS Flexrotor
Airbus has completed the purchase of Aerovel, a company based in the United States, along with its unmanned aerial system (UAS) called...
Garth Calitz
Apr 172 min read
Rolls Royce Pearl 10X Engine Takes to the Skies for the First Time
Rolls-Royce has begun the flight test campaign for its latest aero engine, the Pearl 10X, on its Boeing 747 flying testbed. The engine...
Garth Calitz
Apr 91 min read
From Passenger to Cargo: The Transformation of the E-Jet
The first E190F, a converted jet from passenger transport to freighter (E-Freighter), completed its first flight in São José dos Campos,...
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