Towing Electric Planes To Increase Range? I’m Not Convinced, But It’s Interesting
Magpie’s solution is one of what is now a toolkit of solutions for decarbonizing aviation.
Aviation
How to Have 100% Leak Free Aeronautics in 2023
By Jim Scott, Senior Engineer at Seco Seals
Achievement Unlocked: Archer eVTOL Does The Thing
Archer Aviation’s Maker eVTOL has successfully completed the first-ever “transition flight,” where the air taxi prototype was able to achieve a full transition from vertical, “rotary wing” flight to horizontal, “wing-borne” cruising. The successful transition to horizontal flight marks a significant milestone in the ongoing development of the Made-in-the-USA Maker … [continued]
Lilium Jet eVTOL Project Inches Towards EASA Certification
Another eVTOL project is starting to take off!
Shark-Inspired Film Cuts Tons of Carbon Emissions
A hundred million years of evolution could save airlines millions of dollars.
Electric Everything, Part 4 — Buses, Trucks, Trailers, and More!
In parts one, two, and three of this “Electric Everything” series, I listed 43 things that have been electrified, mostly in recent years — from tiny scooters to giant ferries and ships, and everything in between. If we want to save the planet, we must electrify everything as soon as … [continued]
The Wacky Untaxed World Of Jet Fuel Is Coming To An End
The emissions of aviation will be priced, the cost of aviation will go up, and that’s part of why my projection of aviation growth is flat through 2100.
Electrified Regional Air Mobility Will Be Disruptive & Mature Rapidly In Coming Years
Investors and aerospace executives, focus on regional air mobility. There are a lot of great places to invest that will start returning profits this decade, and profits for the decades to come.
Start UK Rollout Of Zero-Emission Jets This Decade
UK domestic flights could be operated by electric and hydrogen aircraft as early as 2028, a new policy paper by Transport & Environment (T&E) finds.
United Airlines Uses Jet Fuel Made From Plants In Passenger Flight
United Airlines recently used jet fuel made from agricultural waste such as corncobs and corn stalks in a normal passenger flight. Virent, a Madison, WI–based startup, made the fuel and is known for making bio-based plastics and other bio-based products, the Wisconsin State Journal reports. Virent is a subsidiary of … [continued]
