Advanced Air Mobility
Lilium receives capital raise, enters Lilium Jet for wind tunnel testing
Powered test campaign at the German-Dutch Wind Tunnels (DNW) facility in Marknesse, Netherlands, and up to $250 million in capital raise advance the eVTOL company toward its first type-conforming aircraft.
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BlueHalo launches next generation of Intense Eye UAS
Unmanned aerial system (UAS) from BlueHalo featuring an HX5 injection-molded chassis from Alpine Advanced Materials is said to be lighter, stronger and more efficient than aerospace-grade aluminum.
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Joby extends Agility Prime contract for eVTOL aircraft delivery
Joby’s contract with the U.S. Air Force is now valued at up to $131 million following a $55 million extension that includes provision of up to nine Joby aircraft, two of which will be delivered to Edwards Air Force Base.
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How composites have become a necessity
Composites used to be one of many material options across industries and applications, but that's not the case anymore.
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Plant tour: Joby Aviation, Marina, Calif., U.S.
As the advanced air mobility market begins to take shape, market leader Joby Aviation works to industrialize composites manufacturing for its first-generation, composites-intensive, all-electric air taxi.
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Airborne, Accudyne partner to provide automated composites solutions worldwide
The two companies have signed an MOA to collaborate on further development of digital automation systems for composites manufacturing in aerospace, renewable energy, future mobility and more.
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Vertical Aerospace announces Design Organisation Approval (DOA)
Issued by the U.K. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), this marks a step toward Type Certification for the company’s VX4 eVTOL aircraft.
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Horizon Aircraft completes wind tunnel transition flight testing
The company anticipates that its Cavorite X5 hybrid eVTOL will be ready for full-scale flight tests in 2025.
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Volocopter completes Bruchsal, Germany production site
The company aims to produce 50+ carbon fiber composites-intensive electric air taxis per year, aiming for first commercial services in 2024.
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Carbon fiber Hartzell propeller drives fuel cell-powered Dash 8
Specially designed five-bladed propeller keeps Universal Hydrogen hydrogen-testbed aircraft airborne during a flight in early March 2023, giving support to green technologies.
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