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Textron Aviation’s Beechcraft Denali turboprop single will make its Sun n Fun Aerospace Expo debut next week in Lakeland, Florida. The Denali’s all-new, clean-sheet GE Catalyst engine received FAA approval on Feb. 27. The Catalyst incorporates a number of high-tech computer and additive manufacturing (3D printing) elements, reducing parts count and increasing performance and efficiency. […]

ZeroAvia announced yesterday its SuperStack Flex fuel cell architecture has achieved greater than 1 kilowatt per kilogram (1.0kW/kg) net power at full system level. The configuration includes a thermal management system and “has been successfully demonstrated in a 150kW net power configuration for a major customer.” ZeroAvia credits its use of additive manufacturing (aka 3D […]

An Austrian wingsuit pilot set multiple world records in wingsuit flight. Peter Salzmann made the record-breaking flight on Oct. 24 launching from Jungfrau mountain in Switzerland where he flew for 5 minutes and 56 seconds over a distance of 7.77 miles. Red Bull, who teamed up with Salzmann for the flight said the jump was […]

When I interviewed Randy Schlitter of RANS aircraft last month, I knew going in that his factory is sort of a poster child for serial production automation. As he explained in the interview, computer numerical control equipment is getting more affordable with each new generation and now additive manufacturing—3D printing—is also making inroads. But I […]

Piper Aircraft vice president of sales, marketing and customer support Ron Gunnarson reported on current market conditions and announced a new company division during a press briefing today (July 25). He said the market was “pulling well” last year. Piper delivered 236 aircraft in 2022, he said, a 14 percent increase over 2021. He said […]

MIT researchers say they’ve come up with an electric motor design with a power-to-weight ratio high enough to be practical in regional airliners. The team says they’ll get 17 kilowatts per kilogram out of the complex design, which means they can create a one megawatt motor that weighs just 125 pounds. “Many things together make […]

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — DBT Aero today announced the dismissal of aviation inventor John W. McGinnis for violations of the Company’s policies following a lengthy internal investigation. Filling the seat previously occupied by Mr. McGinnis, Tom Hatfield, currently a Senior Satellite & Cyber Systems Engineer at the Aerospace Corporation and formerly an Intelligence Community (IC) […]

I love visiting central Oregon, specifically Redmond and Bend. These are youthful towns full of ski bums and creative people selling handcrafted, home-brewed goodies. There are cute boutiques where you can find prints of mountains, coffee shops with fresh pastries, outdoor adventure stores selling the latest bikes and, of course, breweries. I also love visiting […]

Researchers at MIT have done some tinkering and may have revolutionized propeller design. Almost on a scientific whim, a team at the Lincoln Laboratory whipped up a few batches of “toroidal” propellers for a drone on a 3D printer and discovered they were not only much quieter than the OEM props but they put out […]

Supersonic hopeful Boom Technologies has named its choice for an engine supplier for its 88-seat Overture Mach-busting airliner project. Florida Turbine Technologies, acquired in 2019 by San Diego, California-based Kratos Turbine Technologies, is best known for drone engines. It will be joined on the project by General Electric’s GE Additive division, a specialist in additive […]