I was wondering when this might happen. Given the fact that Airbus airliners employ fly-by-wire control systems, when will we see a similar scenario killing hundreds of airline passengers? Oh, wait. This is very similar to what happened to two Boeing 737 MAX flights. Perhaps Musk and...

https://newatlas.com/aircraft/volocopter-singapore-tickets/ Volocopter sells out its first tourist eVTOL flights in Singapore By Loz Blain December 10, 2020 The Volocopter 2X made its first manned flight over Singapore’s Marina Bay in October 2019 The Volocopter 2X made its first manned flight...

H2 Powered Drone: 3.5 Hour Flight Time VIDEO: https://youtu.be/lzvsctwbL2c https://www.tudelft.nl/en/2020/tu-delft/tu-delft-maritime-hydrogen-drone-flies-longer-and-greener/ TU Delft maritime hydrogen drone flies longer and greener NEWS - 10 NOVEMBER 2020 - COMMUNICATION A drone that can fly...

https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/hybrid-electric-utility-aircraft-gathers-support/ Hybrid-Electric Utility Aircraft Gathers Support Russ Niles December 20, 20202 A British startup has attracted some heavyweights in the electric aircraft business to create a hybrid-electric utility aircraft...

https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/tribunal-rules-delta-retaliated-against-pilot-for-safety-report/ Tribunal Rules Delta ‘Retaliated’ Against Pilot For Safety Report Russ Niles December 27, 20202 A Labor Department tribunal has awarded a Delta pilot $500,000 in a whistleblower case after...

https://www.avweb.com/recent-updates/evtols-urban-mobility/ups-to-purchase-150-evtols/ UPS To Purchase 150 eVTOLs Kate O'Connor April 8, 20217 Image: UPS UPS and its UPS Flight Forward subsidiary have announced plans to purchase up to 150 Beta Technologies Alia-250 electric vertical takeoff and...

https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/bye-aerospace-introduces-eight-seat-eflyer Bye Aerospace Introduces Eight-Seat eFlyer Kate O'Connor April 22, 20217 Image: Bye Aerospace Bye Aerospace officially unveiled its new eight-seat eFlyer 800 all-electric twin “turboprop class” aircraft design on...

On Friday, January 4, 2002 at 5:45:06 PM UTC-6, Tina Marie wrote: In article , Jay Honeck wrote: I guarantee that NOTHING looks more fun (or more dangerous) than flying one of those big ol' crop-dusters. Man, if you can...

How many US tax dollars were lost as a result of this mishap? The article at the bottom of this message suggests that the cost to US tax payers was ~$27.5 million per aircraft. Of course, that doesn't include the cost of accident investigation, damage repair,...

https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/drone-operator-faces-federal-charges-in-police-helicopter-collision/ Drone Operator Faces Federal Charges In Police Helicopter Collision Russ Niles November 21,...

https://www.avweb.com/recent-updates/evtols-urban-mobility/verdego-aero-xti-partner-on-hybrid-electric-trifan-200/ VerdeGo Aero, XTI Partner On Hybrid-Electric TriFan 200 Kate O'Connor November 20, 20200 Image: VerdeGo Aero/XTI Aircraft Company VerdeGo Aero and XTI Aircraft Company have...

Pipistrel Velis Electro - the first type-certified electric aeroplane in the World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC7ydEpVNfA Pipistrel Aircraft • 24K views 3 weeks ago The Pipistrel Velis Electro is the world's first fully electric aeroplane ever to receive type certification. The two-seater,...

Well, my C172A definitely can take 4 people (2 adults 155kg + 2 children 90kg), plus full 140 lit tanks and there is 50kg spare to carry. Unfortunately this is not possible in C172N with 180 lit tanks unless departing with less fuel.

https://www.avweb.com/recent-updates/evtols-urban-mobility/volocopter-begins-air-taxi-ticket-sales Volocopter Begins Air Taxi Ticket Sales Kate O'ConnorSeptember 17, 20206 Image: Volocopter Urban air mobility (UAM) company Volocopter announced on Wednesday that it is now selling tickets for...

https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/rolls-royce-completes-electric-aircraft-propulsion-tech-ground-testing Rolls-Royce Completes Electric Aircraft Propulsion Tech Ground Testing Kate O'Connor September 24, 20203 Image: Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royce announced on Thursday that it has completed ground...

On Sunday, October 4, 2020 at 6:16:33 PM UTC-5, wrote: Geoff Rove wrote: On Monday, September 28, 2020 at 11:16:28 PM UTC-5, wrote: Geoff Rove wrote: On Saturday, September 26, 2020...

On Sunday, November 7, 1999 at 7:00:00 PM UTC+11, Jim Beasley Jr. wrote: Why don't you buy the engine manuals? They will provide the best source of information. Many motors are direct drive from the starter, and some use an inertial starter. That is interchangeable (R1340). The old P-36...

https://newatlas.com/aircraft/electric-wingsuit-bmw-salzmann/ Dawn of a new extreme sport: The world's first electric wingsuit By Loz Blain November 08, 2020 Austria's Peter Salzmann powers through the air in his 300-km/h, twin-impeller electric wingsuitBMW

www.avweb.com/aviation-news/embraer-working-on-electric-cropduster-hybrid-military-transport/ Embraer Working On Electric Cropduster, Hybrid Military Transport Russ Niles November 22, 20201 Embraer has partnered with the Brazilian arm of Portuguese energy company EDP to build a pure electric...

https://newatlas.com/aircraft/kelekona-blended-wing-evtol-bus/ Kelekona proposes colossal 40-seater mass transport eVTOL aircraft By Loz Blain May 27, 2021 New York City startup Kelekona is proposing a mass transport-sized eVTOL air bus service capable of carrying 40 people long...