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October 27, 2023

Airborne 10.27.23: Midnight Flies, Chinese Flt Threats, B-21 Raider Taxi Test

Also: Texas Drone Law, IADA Expectations, De Havilland-Universal, METARmaps Upgrade

After four-years of flight-testing, a nonconforming prototype of Midnight, the electrically-powered air-taxi being developed by eVTOL-maker Archer Aviation, has flown. As Archer’s flight test program soldiers ahead over the coming months, Midnight’s flight envelope is expected to broaden from hover to full wing-borne transition, thereby paving the way for the commencement of FAA for credit testing of the aircraft. The Pentagon has released footage of only a portion of the more than 180 intercepts of U.S. warplanes undertaken by Chinese aircraft over the last two years. The number exceeds the total such incidents transpired over the p

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Gulfstream & Flight Safety Mark Decade of Cooperation

Courtesy FBO Training Program Enters 10th Year

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., the General Dynamics subsidiary and maker of nonpareil business jets, and FlightSafety International, the renown Part 142 simulator training institution, have come together to recognize the 10th anniversary of a complimentary ground handling and servicing training program jointly undertaken by the two companies. Devised to meet the training needs of line service technicians, the program is intended to improve dispatch reliability and increase the safety of Gulfstream aircraft operations and the people responsible for the execution thereof.