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December 13, 2022

Electric Aircraft Race is on for May 2023

National Aeronautic Association Starts Race Series for Zero-Emission Aircraft

Racing is the truest manifestation of "racing improves the breed", and today's burgeoning field of electric aeronautics are ripe for improvement. From the lengthy charging requirement to their short-legged range electric aircraft have yet to become true contenders to outsell traditional aircraft - but a good race series could sharpen them up in no time.

The Last Porter Heads Home, Ending a 50-Year Production Run

Pilatus has officially delivered the very last Porter PC-6, the firm's long-lived turboprop STOL aircraft. Throughout its long production life, the Porter became an international fixture in areas hard to access with traditional aircraft thanks to its light weight, robust manufacture, and tailwheel configuration. While comparable aircraft have come and gone, the PC-6 remained in low-rate production at the company's Stans facility from 1959 to 2019. From start to finish, Pilatus produced 500 PC-6s in its Swiss facility, with an additional 100 produced in the USA under license.