Also: HAV Airlander Airships, Skystar-330 Aerostat, Psyche Asteroid Mission, BMFA Centennial

Archer Aviation, the San Jose, CA-based designer of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, reports flight-tests of its Maker demonstrator aircraft are proceeding apace.

Most recently, the test program saw the first use of the company’s Tilt Propeller System (TPS), which actively controls Maker in hover. The system, which facilitates transition from hover to wing-borne flight, comprises a series of independent actuators, sensors, and software that articulates the vehicle’s forward six propellers relative its single, high-mounted wing. H55, the Swiss producer of electric propulsion technology, has been awarded its design organization approval (DOA) from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The measure follows the granting of the company’s production organization approval (POA) by the Swiss Federal Office for Civil Aviation in January, 2022. Wingcopter, the German aerospace company that designs and manufactures unmanned eVTOL delivery drones, announced on 21 June 2022 that it had secured a $42-million series A extension that will help the company expand its purview into market segments such as grocery and consumer-good delivery. To date, Wingcopter has operated primarily in sub-Saharan Africa, delivering medical supplies to rural areas. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-Unmanned!!!

Airborne-Unmanned 06.28.22 is chock full of info in this Weekly News Episode, Tuesday, June 28th, 2022... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Holland Lee, Sophie Hurlock, Brianne Cross, Christopher Odom, and Laura Hutson, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, and Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, this episode covers:

• Maker Testing Hits the Bullseye for Archer
• H55 Electric Propulsion System Receives EASA Approval
• Wingcopter to Expand Operations
• Air Nostrum Group to Acquire HAV Airlander Airships
• New Remote-Control Capability for Skystar-330 Aerostat 
• NASA Announces Launch Delay for Psyche Asteroid Mission
• Three-Thousand Model Aircraft Commemorate BMFA Centennial

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