Florida Poly Police Add Jetson ONE, but Federal Approval Blocks Missions
Florida Polytechnic University Police has acquired a Jetson ONE piloted electric aircraft, but the vehicle remains grounded for police missions…
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DeLorean Joins Flying-Car Racing After Its 2024 Alpha5 Comeback Missed Deadline
DeLorean is heading into flying-car racing before completing its promised return to road-car production. The company will represent the United…
FAA Clears Bye Aerospace eFlyer 2 for Testing, Not Type Certification
Bye Aerospace has received a Federal Aviation Administration Special Airworthiness Certificate for its two-seat eFlyer 2, allowing the U.S.-developed electric…
Whisper Aero’s First Powered Flights Validate Integration, Not Yet Noise Claims
Whisper Aero has moved its electric ducted-fan program from ground endurance work and unpowered gliding into powered flight. Disclosed in…
Heart X1’s megawatt electric flight demonstrates integration, not airline economics
Heart Aerospace’s X1 demonstrator has completed a 27-minute piloted flight with its battery-electric propulsion system delivering more than one megawatt…
Heart X1’s 27-Minute Flight Moves Megawatt Electric Propulsion Into Piloted Testing
Heart Aerospace has moved its megawatt-class electric propulsion work from ground testing into piloted flight. The company’s full-scale X1 demonstrator…
FAA Clears Heart Aerospace X1 for Limited Electric Flight Tests
Heart Aerospace can move its full-scale X1 demonstrator from ground validation into piloted flight testing, but the initial campaign will…