Wed, Aug 14, 2024
After Publicizing their Refreshed Permit to Fly from the UK’s CAA, Vertical Aerospace began its test flight campaign with a tethered launch of their electric eVTOL prototype.
The VX4 pulled it off perfectly, taking off and hovering for a short time as personnel parsed, checked, and assessed more than "20,000 flight and system parameters". Alpine Air Express has signed a letter of intent (LOI) to purchase up to 75 hybrid-electric ERA aircraft from French manufacturer AURA AERO. Alpine Air Express operates over 100 regional flights across the country providing last-mile delivery of packages and freight for large package companies. TrueCourse Simulations showcased a new prototype for a mixed-reality simulator at Oshkosh. They are expected to become available to the public in early 2025. Though it launched only five years ago, it has released several versions currently being used in the US Air Force Academy, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, and several other leading flight training centers. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-NextGen!!!
Airborne-NextGen 08.06.24 is chock full of info in this Weekly News Episode, Tuesday, August 6th 2024... 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:
- Vertical VX4 Completes Tethered Flight
- Alpine Air Express Signs LOI for Up To 75 AURA AERO’s ERA Aircraft
- TrueCourse Showcases New Mixed-Reality Simulator at Airventure
- CV-22 Accident Investigation Report Released
- Sierra Space Readies Dream Chaser for Final Preparations
- Next-Gen Air Dominance Fighter Paused
- Seed Grants Kickstart Research at Embry-Riddle
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 next week for the next edition of "Airborne-NextGen" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, next week!
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