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EHang's EH216 Aircraft Tests Europe's EGNOS Satnav Deployment for eVTOL Flights

The Chinese company is deploying its autonomous two-seat aircraft at Lleida-Alguaire Airport in Spain as part of Europe's Satellite Based Augmentation System Adoption in Multicopter VTOL Aircraft (SAMVA) program.
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Archer Details Motor and Battery Design for the Midnight eVTOL Air Taxi

At the first public reveal of its Midnight eVTOL air taxi last week, Archer's engineers explained how they designed and optimized the proprietary battery packs and motors that power the fully electric, four-seat aircraft.
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Hybrid-electric Ampaire Eco Caravan Makes First Flight

The Eco Caravan made a first flight on November 18, marking a key waypoint in Ampaire’s efforts to bring the converted hybrid-electric aircraft to market.
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Surf Air Mobility Goes It Alone With Share Flotation After SPAC Deal Collapses

The flight booking platform and special purpose acquisition company Tuscan Holdings Corporation II have abandoned their plants for a $1.42 billion merger.
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Ampaire's Hybrid-Electric Eco Caravan Makes First Test Flight

The Eco Caravan made a first flight on November 18, marking a key waypoint in Ampaire’s efforts to bring the converted hybrid-electric aircraft to market.
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Lilium Raises $119 Million For eVTOL Aircraft Program With New Share Issue

The German start-up issued more than 91 million new Class A shares priced at $1.30 in a capital raise backed by a mix of new and existing shareholders, including several board directors.
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Archer Aviation Reveals Full-sized Midnight eVTOL Air Taxi

The company has just revealed its Midnight aircraft, the production version of its four-seat eVTOL air taxi.
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Archer Rolls Out Four-seat Midnight eVTOL

Archer's newly revealed eVTOL, dubbed Midnight, will be manufactured in Georgia and is expected to enter service in 2025.
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Archer Picks Garmin Flight Deck for Midnight eVTOL Aircraft

The G3000 avionics suite, which is already used for multiple business aircraft, has also been selected by rival eVTOL aircraft developer Joby.
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Liquid Hydrogen Fuel Drone Tests Could Clear the Way for Larger Aircraft

GKN Aerospace used a proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack to test the use of liquid hydrogen fuel on a ground-based testbed representing a search-and-rescue drone.
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Drone Noise Causes Increased Stress, Study Finds

Drones and air taxis may be quieter than helicopters, but the noise they produce can still increase stress levels among people living in communities that adopt urban air mobility.
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Evia Aero Backs Cranfield Plans for Larger Hydrogen-powered Regional Airliner

The German carrier has agreed to take 10 hydrogen-powered 19-seat aircraft being developed by Cranfield Aerospace Solutions, in addition to 15 of its planned conversions of the nine-passenger Britten-Norman Islanders.
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France's BeautHyFuel Green Aviation Project Pursues Cryogenic Hydrogen Propulsion Goals

The next step on a journey toward hydrogen-powered aircraft will start with the planned first flight in 2023 of an Elixir light airplane powered by a new TP-90 turbine engine.
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Archer To Build Manufacturing Facility in Georgia for Midnight eVTOL Air Taxi

Archer's new Midnight aircraft factory will be located adjacent to Covington Municipal Airport in Georgia.
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Axial-Flux Motors Can Deliver the Power Density Aviation Needs, Says Automotive Spin-off

Evolito has new financial backing to advance its plans for the electric aviation sector, where it believes the superior power density of its electric propulsion units will be transformative in delivering more range and payload.
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Australian Airline Orders 20 Eviation Alice All-Electric Commuter Airplanes

Eviation says the provisional order book for its electric airplane is now worth more than $2 billion, with Northern Territory Air Services being its latest customer.
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Vertical Aerospace Prepares To Expand eVTOL Aircraft Flight Testing

The company is currently employing ground power for tethered hover trials as it prepares to start using Rolls-Royce's new electric propulsion system in untethered flight tests.
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Vertiport Testbed Opens for Paris Air Mobility Development Project

Skyports has installed a vertiport at the Paris-area Pointoise-Cormeilles Airport to support the Re.Invent Air Mobility project. That project intends to launch eVTOL air services during the 2024 Olympic Games, which will be hosted by the French capital.
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Flying Cars Capture the Public Imagination, But Will Regulators Approve Them?

While most advanced air mobility start-ups are developing eVTOL air taxis for commercial use, these companies plan to deliver vehicles for personal use that can be flown and also driven on the ground.
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Archer and United Airlines Announce eVTOL Air Taxi Route Between Manhattan and Newark Airport

Archer's Midnight eVTOL air taxi will transport passengers between Newark Liberty Airport and the Downtown Manhattan Heliport.
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