Thu, Mar 02, 2023
The latest and most highly-sophisticated iteration of an eVTOL racer is Alauda Aeronautics’s Airspeeder Mk4, a swift machine with a top-speed of 196-knots.
The 2,094-pound Mk4 is powered by a 1,340-brake-horsepower Thunderstrike Hydrogen Turbogenerator that feeds electrical power to the vehicle’s batteries and motors. The turbogenerator comprises in part a 3D-printed combustor developed for the rocket engines peculiar to the orbital space industry. So powered, the Mk4 has a claimed range of 163-nautical-miles. The Copperstate Fly-In is an all-volunteer-run non-profit organization dedicated to promoting recreational and general aviation through events, scholarships, and public education. In 2017, the city of Buckeye added an air-show, thereby making the Air-Fair a bona fide aviation event. Regrettably, the 2023 event has been postponed to October owing to ATC staffing shortfalls. EHang announced its EH216 AAV had completed a fully-autonomous—which is to say pilotless—flight carrying two intrepid passengers. Subject flight was conducted along Oita, Japan’s Tanoura Beach under approval granted by Japan’s Ministry of Land,
Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MLIT). All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-Unlimited!!!
Airborne 02.22.23 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Holland Lee. Holland is supported by ANN Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, as well as ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell. This episode covers:
- Alauda Aeronautics Unveils Airspeeder Mk4
- Copperstate Fly-In Postponed Due to ATC Foul-Ups
- EHang eVTOL Makes First Autonomous Passenger-Carrying Flight
- AEA 2022 Year-End Avionics Market Report Released
- Biden DOJ Seeks to Block JetBlue-Spirit Merger
- Elixir Aircraft Distributor Completes Training
- Bandit Flight Team Delights NHL Crowd
Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be sure to join us again tomorrow, for the next edition of "Airborne Unlimited" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, tomorrow!
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