Uber Elevate 2019 Is Over, But Are Things Ever Getting Interesting
Uber’s gathering in Washington D.C. of the movers and shakers in urban aerial mobility had some major announcements of partnerships and programs.
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Light-Sport Aircraft and Sport Pilot Kit Market Shares in 2019
A funny thing happened on our way to quarterly reporting of LSA and Sport Pilot kit market shares. Our first quarterly report in many years should have come about April 1st. It did not. That date came as Sun ‘n Fun was getting underway separated by only one day from the German Aero show. So […]
Why This Bizarre V-Shaped Plane Idea Might Just Fly
The proposed model has a few highly desirable features.
Blimps And The Worldwide Helium Shortage
The stuff is hard to get and nearly impossible to hold on to. Can airships survive without the light stuff?
What‘s Going On with Cessna Denali Turboprop?
The PC12 killer has hit some impressive milestones of late as it makes up ground.
Daher TBM 940 Achieves Milestone
Two advanced features of the single-engine turboprop required the thumbs up from regulators. The company got the first approval this week.
Blimps, Dirigibles and Perpetual Motion Machines
A cool new airship gets floated. Another crash lands. What the heck is going on?
Aero Friedrichshafen Day 3: ELECTRIC, Hybrid on Tecnam and Comco – Battery on Horten and Bristell
More from Aero as Day 3 closes. Because of the number on display — and because several readers asked — this post will focus on electric propulsion in two distinct forms. Whatever you think about electric as a means of lifting aircraft aloft, escaping its approach appears impossible. Experimentation is happening in all quarters. The […]
Aero Friedrichshafen Day 2: Tecnam Mk II, SkyArrow, Corsair Delivering, Delta Cruiser Floatplane
Aero Friedrichshafen continues, delivering a broad preview of new aircraft projects plus a glimpse into light aviation in Europe. New ideas run from the fascinating to the futuristic. Some will never make it market but they can contribute ideas to be used on other designs, enhancing overall progress. How does Europe do so much of […]
The Vulcanair Is The Not So ‘New’ Kid In Town
The Vulcanair V1.0 isn’t a very familiar plane to most pilots. Vulcanair and Ameravia plan to change that.
