Photos: Hybrid-electric aircraft secures $9 billion in pre-orders outpacing eVTOLs
Electra has secured 2,200 pre-orders worth nearly $9 billion for its new EL9 hybrid-electric aircraft variant. Due to its ...
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7-Blade Whisper Prop for King Air 300 Series Aircraft Receives FAA and EASA Approval
The new 7-blade Whisper Prop is the quietest propeller available for the King Air 300 series. Its design is built on MT’s ...
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Electra eSTOL aircraft needs just 100 feet to take off, gets $9 billion in orders
The electrically propelled Electra eSTOL aircraft needs just 100 feet to take off ... and already has $9 billion in orders!
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Aircraft That Can Take Off From a Parking Lot to Fly in Our Skies by the Thousands
Virginia-based aviation company Electra says it managed to get some 2,200 orders for its short-, low-speed take off aircraft, ...
The DC-7: Last Of The Douglas Propeller-Powered Transports
The lifespan of Douglas’ last major piston engine-powered transport was cut short by the advent of the jet age.
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Blackhawk King Air series engine, prop upgrade certified
When paired with Blackhawk’s XP67A Engine+ Upgrade, the combination will unleash the potential of the King Air 350, making it ...
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Australian Vertipad Design Mitigates eVTOL Downwash
Australian vertiport startup Skyportz has received a provisional patent for a vertipad design that ameliorates a potential issue with electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft–winds ...
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Market momentum will keep ATR top of the props, argues airframer’s sales chief
“It is a better-suited aircraft to the operation,” says Vidal ... hybrid- or hydrogen-powered – “are all based around propellers”. This, he says, “puts the technology on the ATR ...