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Beta Technologies recently sent the first production-representative Alia CX300 up for its debut flight.
The electric conventional takeoff and landing (eCTOL) aircraft is the first to come off the manufacturer’s new production line in South Burlington, Vermont. The aircraft, N916LF, was flown by Beta founder and CEO Kyle Clark. He took the CX300 up to around 7,000 feet to complete “handling qualities evaluation, stability and control test points and initial airspeed expansion prior to flying several approaches and a normal landing,” Beta stated. Skydweller Aero recently completed a series of uncrewed autonomous test flights, the longest of which lasted 22 ½ hours and demonstrates the feasibility of remaining airborne for extended periods using solar energy and batteries. AST SpaceMobile has chosen Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket to deploy its new Block 2 BlueBird satellites, aiming to build out a space-based cellular broadband network. The first launches will take place over multiple years from Blue Origin’s Launch Complex 36 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. All this -- and
MORE in today's episode of Airborne-NextGen!!!
Airborne-NextGen 11.19.24 is chock full of info in this Weekly News Episode, Tuesday, November 19th, 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:
- Beta’s Production-Model Alia CX300 Takes First Flight
- Skydweller Completes Pioneering 22-Hour Autonomous Flight
- AST Taps New Glenn Rocket for BlueBird Sat Launches
- Sierra Space And Oak Ridge Develop New Thermal Protection For Spacecraft
- AeroVironment Reveals Software Updates To Puma UAS
- Commercial Space Flights Set Record In FY2024
- Automated Aerial Application For Unmanned Helicopters
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