After several years of development, the prototype of the Horten HX-2 made its public debut at AERO-Friedrichshafen last week.
The single engine HX-2 was built at Horten headquarters at the Kindel airfield. The prototype, based on the original design by Reimar Horten, incorporates a blended-wing both technology comprised of carbon/glass-fiber materials. It is powered by a Rotax 912 engine turning a pusher propeller. It carries a little more than 60 gallons of fuel in two tanks. Evektor´s SportStar RTC has received EASA approval for night operation. The SportStar RTC is popular among European air clubs and professional pilot training organizations. The Night VFR version of the SportStar RTC is equipped with the certified Rotax 912S (100 hp), 3-blade ground adjustable propeller, a Glass Cockpit with Dual 10.6” Screens, back-up ASI and ALT and night lighting package. PteroDynamics has developed a patented aircraft design it calls "Transwing" which folds and unfolds its wings during flight. The result is a transition between a multicopter and a regular fixed wing airplane. The result is that the PteroDesign aircraft
are smaller and able to fly much further, faster, and longer, carrying heavier payloads using less energy than other VTOL aircraft, which is critical for everything from drone delivery to air taxis with extensive government/military applications as well. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 04.17.19 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Wednesday, April 17th, 2019... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Sophie Hurlock, Laura Hutson, Brianne Cross, and Christopher Odom, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalist Tom Patton, this episode covers:
- Horten HX-2 Flying Wing Debuts
- Evektor SportStar RTC Receives EASA Certification For Night Operation
- PteroDynamics Receives Patent For 'Transwing'
- Daher Introduces Me & My TBM V3 At AERO Friedrichshafen 2019
- NTSB: Dog In Cockpit Contributed To Fatal Accident
- Donations For F-14 Monument Exceed 60 Percent Percent Of Goal
- Army Veteran And Double Amputee Skydives Into PGA Tour Champions Event
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