Stratolaunch's Mammoth Carrier Aircraft Nails Fourth Test Flight
25 Feb 2022, 03:30 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Stratolaunch's massive carrier aircraft has successfully completed its fourth test flight. This moves Roc closer to launching the first hypersonic vehicles
Prosperity I Air Taxi Is Ready to Conquer the Urban Sky, Nailed Its Transition Test Flight
17 Feb 2022, 14:14 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / AutoFlight's promising Prosperity I eVTOL air taxi successfully completed the proof-of-concept transition test flight and there's footage to prove it
AutoFlight's eVTOL Has Got What It Takes to Be an Air Taxi and There's Footage to Prove It
28 Jan 2022, 10:32 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Prosperity I is AutoFlight's approach on eVTOL air taxis, promising to fly over 150 miles on a charge, at a maximum cruising speed of 124 mph
Giant Carrier Airplane Roc Aces Test Flight, Prepares to Launch Hypersonic Vehicles
18 Jan 2022, 00:48 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Stratolaunch massive carrier aircraft has successfully completed its third test flight, moving closer to support the launch of the company's hypersonic vehicles
Zeva's Flying Saucer Is Back, This Time With Video Proof That It Can Stay in the Air
17 Jan 2022, 10:14 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Zeva Aero shared video proof that its UFO-looking eVTOL can actually stay in the air. The company started untethered hover tests of its flying saucer
There's a New eVTOL in Town. It's Called a Volar and It Nailed Its Test Flight in Dubai
12 Jan 2022, 16:23 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Another eVTOL prototype soars into the sky, aiming to revolutionize urban air mobility. It is called a volar and was developed by Bellwether Industries
SAF-Powered Airbus Jet and Chase Aircraft Complete Promising Test Flight
30 Nov 2021, 03:15 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / An Airbus A350 aircraft powered by 100% SAF was chased by a Falcon aircraft during a test flight meant to show the SAF's impact on aircraft emissions
Single-Engine Beechcraft Denali Takes to the Skies for the First Time
24 Nov 2021, 13:13 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Textron Aviation's new single-engine turboprop, the Beechcraft Denali, completed its maiden flight on November 23rd, getting closer to certification
Torpedo-Like Airplane Completes First Series of Test Flights, Plans to Go Higher, Faster
18 Nov 2021, 17:32 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / California-based Otto Aviation announced that its bullet-shaped aircraft, the Celera 500L, has recently completed the first series of test flights
Air Taxi Takes Off for the First Time in South Korea, in Volocopter's Crewed Test Flight
11 Nov 2021, 09:06 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Volocopter brings its air taxi concept to South Korea, with the country experiencing for the first time a public test flight of such an eVTOL aircraft.
NASA Ingenuity Helicopter Aces Flight 14 on Mars After Surviving Pre-Flight Anomaly
26 Oct 2021, 21:14 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA's Ingenuity is back in the Martian sky. After facing a pre-flight anomaly back in September, the chopper is ready to get back to its aerial scouting job
VoloDrone Heavy-Lift eVTOL Completes First Delivery Simulation, Can Carry Up to 440 Pounds
13 Oct 2021, 06:14 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Volocopter's heavy-lift utility eVTOL VoloDrone has completed its first delivery simulation in Hamburg. The drone can carry a load of up to 440 lb (200 kg)
Airbus Solar-Powered UAS Aces Its 2021 Test Flight Campaign in the U.S., Sets New Record
11 Oct 2021, 15:44 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Airbus announced that its solar-powered Zephyr UAS completed its 2021 test flight campaign in the United States, totaling 36 days of stratospheric flight
Japanese-Made Mk-5 eVTOL Nails Its Test Flight in California, Pre-Orders Are Now Open
8 Oct 2021, 06:12 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Japanese aircraft company Tetra Aviation recently released a footage of its Mk-5 electric VTOL being tested in California
Much-Awaited Starliner Test Flight to the ISS Is Delayed, Again
3 Aug 2021, 16:30 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Initially scheduled to take off on its second uncrewed test flight to the ISS, Boeing's Starliner's launch was delayed, again.
Holy Raptors! SpaceX Is Gearing Up to Launch Its Fully Stacked Starship
3 Aug 2021, 12:19 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / SpaceX and Elon Musk have recently released a few photos which show Starship, the two-stage rocket system, getting geared up for its first orbital flight.
F/A-18 Super Hornet Launches Long-Range Anti-Radiation Missile in Live-Fire Test
3 Aug 2021, 07:25 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The U.S. Navy has demonstrated the long range capability of its new Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range (AARGM-ER) in a live-fire test.
Transformer Aircraft Folds Its Wings to Become a Multirotor Drone
30 Jul 2021, 17:00 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Colorado-based aircraft manufacturer PteroDynamics has built an aircraft capable of folding its wings during flight to turn into a rotorcraft
Russian Module's Tug of War With the Space Station Puts Starliner Launch on Hold
30 Jul 2021, 09:09 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / On July 29th, the Russian module Nauka successfully docked to the ISS. About three hours after its arrival, it suddenly fired its thursters, tilting the ISS.
Joby Air Taxi Completes Longest eVTOL Test Flight on a Single Battery Charge
28 Jul 2021, 08:50 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Joby Aviation has recently announced that its air taxi prototype successfully completed the longest eVTOL flight test to date.