The prototype "EcoMax" an electric-powered version of the Robinson R44 light helicopter lifts off on a test flight in 2016. Almost all of the hundreds of urban air mobility startups currently active ...
Joby Aviation on Thursday announced the first flight of its new turbine-electric, autonomous vertical takeoff and landing ...
A Robinson 44 helicopter powered by electric motors successfully flew for the first time earlier this week in California. Tier 1 Engineering flew the helicopter powered by a magniX electric propulsion ...
The Farnborough Airshow is in full swing this week over in the UK, and as expected, a flood of news from the aviation industry keeps heading our way. This story's topic: a hybrid-electric helicopter ...
BETA Technologies, the Vermont maker of electric aircraft, has emerged as the dark horse in the race for electric aircraft ...
Joby and L3Harris hope their autonomous VTOL aircraft could one day carry out military operations, including by acting as a ...
Combined with magniX’s Samson batteries, HeliStorm engines enable the company to offer a complete electric solution for rotorcraft. The first engine in the range provides peak power of 330kW at a ...
Looking ahead to 2022, one of the hottest trends may be electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles (eVTOL). The companies in this space have been making significant moves in 2021. That means this ...
In the world of those used to flying on board helicopters, either at the helm of the machine or as passengers, there are few names as respected as that of Robinson. The company has been making helos ...