Initiative Supports Projects Focusing on Cleaner Tech and Sustainability

The Airbus Foundation has launched a partnership with the Solar Impulse Foundation aiming to support and fund projects that address ‘critical societal issues’. The three-year collaboration was revealed during Airbus’s annual Summit in Toulouse, France. Beginning on April 1, the duo will sort through and select the most promising proposals.

Wreckage Bursts into Flames in Front of the West Coast Air Show Audience

An Impala Mk1 jet crashed on March 22 during South Africa’s West Coast Air Show. The pilot, air show veteran James O’Connell, made seemingly no attempt to eject and was killed on impact. The West Coast Air Show was held on March 21 and 22 at the Saldanha/Vredenburg Municipal Airport (FASD).

The BYA-1 First Clean-Sheet Gaseous Hydrogen-Electric Light Jet

Beyond Aero announced the unveiling of a modified design concept incorporating significant engineering advancements for its light jet to move forward toward certification and commercialization.

21 Stops Across Mid-Atlantic And Beyond

The Commemorative Air Force Capital Wing at Culpeper Regional Airport ((KCJR) in Culpeper, Virginia, announced its tour schedule for the summer 2025 season that will include 21 stops across nine states in the Mid-Atlantic Region and beyond between April and October.

Options Converted To Firm Orders

Freight delivery company FedEx announced the exercise of options it held for an additional eight Boeing 777F freight aircraft, as it also revealed a new order for ten ATR72 turboprop freighters. FedEx also said it will delay the retirement date of its McDonnell Douglas MD-11 trijets another four years to 2029.

For Installation in Experimental and Light Sport Aircraft

Dynon, provider of avionics and systems for light aircraft, announced its new line of trim servos for experimental and light sport aircraft by Corgi Aviation. The servos electrically move trim control surfaces and other systems in homebuilt and other light aircraft.

Altair’s FlightStream Sim Platform For Advance Fluid Dynamics Studies

JetZero was in need of a partner with expertise in computational intelligence to advance the development of its blended-wing commercial aircraft, and they found Altair, in Troy, Michigan, to help create improved aerodynamics and a lighter structure to achieve a potential 50% reduction in fuel consumption compared with conventional airliners.

Double 2024 Investment In Factories, Supply Chain Ops In 16 States

GE Aerospace announced a significant commitment to boosting its U.S. development and production activities by investing nearly $1 billion into factories and supply chain operations. Nearly two dozen locales across 16 states will benefit from the funding that is close to double its capital investments in 2024.

From 2015 (YouTube Edition): Model Aviator Aims For Full-Scale Career

While at the 2015 Indoor Electric RC Festival, referred to as eFest, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell not only made this fascinating report, he was also “blown away” from what he saw. As you’ll see in this video, indoor RC model aircraft flying is something that can excite anyone at any age. Jim talked with RJ Gritter, a member of the U.S.A F3P Flying Team that is headed to Poland to fly in the world championship competition for this class of indoor RC planes. Gritter talks about the competition, and he also shares his insights about the sport of model flying and how the RC model community works together to make their hobby available to everyone.

The Aircraft Became Inverted At What Appeared To Be A Maximum Pitch Rate

Analysis: On August 3, 2023, at 0803 Pacific daylight time (PDT), a Supernal, LLC., SUP83-1 unmanned aircraft system, received substantial damage during a developmental test flight at the manufacturer’s test site. There were no injuries. The aircraft was operating with a FAA Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA) 2022-WSA-213-SAC-REV1, under Exemption No. 20050 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2022-1757. According to the operator/manufacturer the accident occurred during the 3rd flight of the day. The test objective was to observe the behavior of the autonomous RTL (Return to Land) function, triggered by a “low” High Voltage (HV) battery warning.