Fast-charging lithium-sulfur battery for eVTOLs nears production
• https://newatlas.com, By Abhimanyu GhoshalResearchers at Australia's Monash University are close to solving one of the biggest challenges with eVTOL aircraft.
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Transportation: Air Travel
NASA awards $11.5 million to help design the aircraft of tomorrow
• https://www.space.com, By Samantha MathewsonNASA is looking to develop a new generation of low-emission commercial aircraft, offering a more efficient and sustainable mode of travel.
Rocket plane makes first civil supersonic flight since Concorde
• https://newatlas.com, By David SzondyThe rebirth of commercial supersonic flight has kind of, sort of come to pass as Dawn Aerospace announces that its 16-ft (4.8-m) Mk-II Aurora rocket-powered aircraft broke the sound barrier with a speed of Mach 1.1 on November 12, 2024.
Airbus's Electric Air Taxi Just Made Its First Flight
• https://robbreport.com, By Daniel CoteThe CityAirbus NextGen's jaunt shows the eVTOL sector that the world's largest aircraft manufacturer is moving forward with its own electric aircraft.
Switchblade flying car gets production redesign after first flight
• https://newatlas.com, By Ben CoxworthIt was just a year ago that the Switchblade flying car made its first actual flight, moving one step closer to real-world usage.
Paralyzing Strike Ends At Boeing After Workers Ratify New "Life-Changing" Contract
• Zero Hedge"This was a defining moment tonight."
Airbus, Toshiba building the hydrogen planes of the future
• https://asiatimes.com, by Scott FosterFrench aviation giant joining innovative forces with Japanese electronics leader to use superconducting tech in hydrogen-powered airliners
Airlines must now give automatic refunds on delayed and canceled flights
• https://www.dailymail.co, By Lauren Acton-TaylorAirlines have now been told they must give automatic refunds under a new Department of Transportation rule that went into effect this week.
Boeing Overcharged Pentagon for Spare Plane Parts, Including Soap Dispensers at 8000% Markup
• https://libertarianinstitute.org, by Kyle AnzaloneThe overcharging included the pricing of replacement soap dispensers at 80 times the market value.
Airbus and Toshiba team up to create superconducting aircraft motor
• https://newatlas.com, By David SzondyMaking a virtue out of necessity, Airbus is joining forces with Toshiba to develop a super-efficient superconducting motor for aircraft that uses the liquid hydrogen that supplies the electricity to cool the propulsion and adjacent systems.
Hey Pilots, FAA Issues Final Rule For "Powered-Lift" Rating, Paves Way For Air Taxis Over
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) introduced a new rule establishing a "powered-lift" aircraft category for pilot training, marking the first new category for pilot certification since helicopters were introduced in the 1940s.
Electric Air Taxis Are One Step Closer to Hitting the Skies
• https://robbreport.com, By Daniel CoteElectric aircraft are the darlings at this week's annual NBAA business aviation conference in Las Vegas. Yesterday, the FAA signed a milestone rule that allows eVTOLs to move into aviation's mainstream.
This New Airline Start-Up Aims to Shake Up the Friendly Skies With Bigger, More Lavish Planes
• https://robbreport.com, By Jonathan SoroffA 36-year-old former investment banker plans to disrupt transatlantic air travel like Virgin Atlantic did 40 years ago. The plan: White-glove service, excellent food, and lots of open space on a tiny fleet of Airbus A380s.
Boeing Lays off 17,000 Workers as the Machinists Union Takes Boeing Hostage
• https://mishtalk.com, By MishEmboldened by the UAW and longshoreman unions, the machinists union is overplaying a weak hand.
No Flying – and More – For You
• https://www.ericpetersautos.com, By ericIn just a few months from now, everyone who has not gotten what is styled a "REAL ID" at the DMV (revelatory, isn't that?) will no longer be allowed to fly. Everyone must have one of these REAL IDs by next May the 7th in order to be permitted t
Radian Single Stage to Orbit Space Plane
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian WangRadian Aerospace has $31 million of funding to develop a single stage to orbit spaceplane. It will use a 3000 meter long sled to get it up to launch speed. It will deliver 2.27 tons to anywhere on Earth in under one hour. It can land on a regular run
DARPA's high-speed VTOL X-plane passes ground effect testing
• https://newatlas.com, By Loz BlainBoeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences is working on a high-speed VTOL military aircraft as part of DARPA's Speed & Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) program.
Rotating detonation ramjet engine for hypersonic speeds to fly in 2025
• https://newatlas.com, By David SzondyWhen is an empty tube not an empty tube? When it's a ramjet that uses rotating detonation technology to propel aircraft at hypersonic speeds. A case in point is Venus Aerospace's new Venus Detonation Ramjet 2000 lb Thrust Engine (VDR2).
Toyota Just Invested $500 Million in Electric Air-Taxi Maker Joby
• https://robbreport.com, By Daniel CoteThe marque will now own about 22 percent of Joby's common share.
Venus Aerospace Unveils Potential Mach 6 Hypersonic Engine and Will Power a Drone in 2025
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian WangVenus Aerospace advanced propulsion system is engineered to power high-speed vehicles, including drones and aircraft, enabling them to travel vast distances at high altitudes and achieve high-Mach speeds with unmatched efficiency.
Wing-in-ground effect aircraft to get a hydrogen range boost
• New AtlasLow-flying ground effect aircraft can deliver zero-emissions coastal transport that goes a lot further and a lot faster than electric boats – without needing FAA certification. So what happens when you add energy-dense hydrogen fuel to the equation
I Learned How to Fly This Electric Aircraft in a Week--and I Didn't Need a License
• https://robbreport.com, By Michael VerdonPivotal's BlackFly ultralight eVTOL is part of a growing new segment in recreational flying--one that doesn't require a pilot's license to fly. Aviation editor Michael Verdon went to California for a spin.
Understanding Detonation Engines to Make Next Level Planes
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian WangCraig Nordeen (Air Force Research Lab, Pratt & Whitney) gives a lesson from three years ago on detonation engines. He describes the history and how they work and why they are more efficient.
Starlink versus Viasat Airplane Communication Services
• Next Big Future - Brian WangJ.P. Morgan predicts that Viasat, a competitor of Starlink, could lose up to $80 million of revenue per year due to @SpaceX's new deal with United Airlines to equip its entire fleet of over 1,000 airplanes with Starlink internet service.
United Will Offer SpaceX Starlink for Free on All Planes
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian WangUnited will add Starlink high speed internet to all of its passenger planes in 2025 and will offer free Wi-fi internet with streaming gaming to passengers.
Moody's Threatens Boeing With Junk Downgrade As Strike Halts 737 Production
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenMoody's warned that Boeing is at risk of losing its investment-grade credit rating following the massive labor action that began in the early morning hours when 33,000 of its unionized workers stepped off the production line and into the picket line.
Ultra-efficient blended wing airliner unlocks long-range clean flights
• https://newatlas.com, By Abhimanyu GhoshalThis unique blended-wing airliner promises not only to reduce fuel burn and emissions by an enormous 50% - but thanks to a new partnership, it could also be the best chance we've seen to deliver proper long-range, zero emissions air travel.
How the FAA Is Keeping Flying Cars in Science Fiction
• https://fee.org, Maxwell TabarrokFlying cars would have been here decades ago if they were regulated differently.
Man Removed from Delta Flight for Wearing Donald Trump T-Shirt Flipping the Bird
• https://www.thegatewaypundit.com, By Jim HoftDelta Airlines removed a passenger from a flight at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport on Saturday morning, allegedly due to his choice of attire--a T-shirt featuring former President Donald Trump flipping the bird and Hawk Tuah meme.
Aviation Week Believes Secret SR-72 Plane is in Production at Lockheed Martin
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian WangA classified contract that involves a highly complex design and systems integration project fell $45 million deeper into losses at Lockheed.
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