Under Project Vermeer, the Royal Air Force has enhanced their ground-breaking work in using sustainable aviation fuel by successfully flying a four-meter drone with synthetic fuel. Continue reading
Category Archives: Aircraft Propulsion & Energy
Textron to Acquire Electric Aircraft Pioneer Pipistrel
Textron Inc., home to the Cessna, Beechcraft, and Bell aviation brands, has announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase Pipistrel, an award-winning pioneer and global leader in electrically powered aircraft, based in Slovenia and Italy. Continue reading
Pratt & Whitney to Develop Advanced Engine for Air Force Research Laboratory
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded Pratt & Whitney, a Raytheon Technologies business, a contract for a ground test demonstration program for a novel architecture using a rotating engine detonation concept to be jointly executed by Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon Missiles & Defense, and Raytheon Technologies Research Center. Continue reading
Pratt & Whitney to Develop Hydrogen Propulsion Technology
Pratt & Whitney has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) to develop novel, high-efficiency hydrogen-fueled propulsion technology for commercial aviation, as part of DoE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Continue reading
Swiss to Pioneer Sun-to-Liquid Kerosene Flights
SWISS and the Lufthansa Group have concluded a strategic collaboration with the Synhelion company to bring its solar aviation fuel to market. This will make SWISS the first airline in the world to use ‘sun-to-liquid’ fuel. Continue reading
Hydraulic Hybrid Multicopter Can Fly Up to 900 km
Edinburgh’s Flowcopter is developing long-range heavy-lift drones to help helicopter operators optimize freight, surveying, and search & rescue operations. The heavy-lift drones will run aviation-certified combustion engines that will drive digital displacement pumps – designed for harsh environments – providing control bandwidth to fly. Continue reading
Amprius Technologies Ships First Commercially Available 450 Wh/Kg, 1150 Wh/L Batteries
Amprius Technologies, Inc., a supplier of Silicon Anode Li-Ion battery cells with its Si-Nanowire platform, announced the shipment of the first commercially available 450 Wh/kg, 1150 Wh/L lithium-ion battery cells to an industry leader* of a new generation of High-Altitude Pseudo Satellites (HAPS). Continue reading
Insitu Tears Up Orbital Engine Supply Contract
Subsequent to the Australian Securities Exchange announcement released 31 January 2022, Orbital Corporation Ltd advises that it has received confirmation from customer Insitu Inc. of the termination of the third engine development program under its long term supply agreement. Continue reading