Future Flight
ZEROAVIA HIGH TEMPERATURE FUEL CELL TESTING
On 9 March 2023 ZeroAvia announced that it has achieved record-breaking performance in testing of its High Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane (HTPEM) systems. Early testing of the pressurised 20kW HTPEM stack power module in ZeroAvia’s UK R&D location has demonstrated a record 2.5 kW/kg specific power at the cell level, paving the way for 3+ kW/kg system level densities in the next 24 months.
3 min |
March 2023
Future Flight
DASH-8 FLIES ON PARTIAL HYDROGEN POWER
On the morning of 2 March 2023, Universal Hydrogen, the California energy concern about the commendable endeavour of making hydrogen-powered commercial flight a near-term reality flew its Lightning McClean, a De Havilland Dash 8-300 regional airliner under partial, hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion.
3 min |
March 2023
Future Flight
SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL
Aviation has a very high impact on the planet, accounting for over two percent of global CO2 emissions, and nearly double that warming impact through non-CO2 effects. For this industry to persist in a zero-carbon world, we must find ways to reduce its impacts through new technology, operational efficiency, sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and carbon offsets.
3 min |
March 2023
Future Flight
AUSTRALIA TO DEPLOY AIRSPACE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT IN 2025
On 27 February Airspace Australia said it has completed prototyping on its Flight Information Management System (FIMS) for UAS and is now focused on delivering a product in 2025.
2 min |
March 2023
Future Flight
BAE UNWRAPS STRIX VTOL STRIKE DRONE WITH 800KM RANGE AT AVALON
BAE Systems Australia used the first day of the biggest Avalon Air Show in history to unveil its new Strix long-range strike and ISR drone.
2 min |
March 2023
Future Flight
DO CONSUMERS TRUST THE IDEA OF DRONE DELIVERY?
While a stunning 90% of all Americans surveyed indicate that they are interested in ordering products for drone or driverless delivery, there are obvious concerns with safety, privacy and logistics.
4 min |
March 2023
Future Flight
ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT MARKET TO REACH US$27.7-BILLION BY 2030
The global market for electric aircraft is estimated to be $7.9-billion in 2023 and is projected to reach $27.7-billion by 2030 at a Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 14.8-percent during the forecast period. The market’s growth is driven primarily by the deployment of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) aircraft and the increasing use of electric aircraft for cargo applications and commercial aerial mission-specific activities.
3 min |
March 2023
Future Flight
WORLD'S FASTEST EVTOL TAKES PILOTS ONBOARD: THE AIRSPEEDER MK4 FLYING RACING CAR
Alauda Aeronautics has unveiled the Airspeeder Mk4, the first crewed version of its flying racing car.
2 min |
March 2023
Future Flight
NESTE ON THE MOVE WITH SAF DEALS
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) manufacturer has signed several deals recently to boost use of SAF. Boeing has agreed to purchase Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel supplied by EPIC Fuels, Signature Aviation and Avfuel to power its US commercial operations through 2023. These fuel purchases more than double Boeing’s SAF procurement from last year. Neste’s SAF will be blended with conventional jet fuel at a 30/70 ratio to produce 5.6 million gallons of blended SAF.
3 min |
March 2023
Future Flight
SPACEX CREW-6 STARTS ITS LONG MISSION
Following a successful lift-off from the Kennedy Space Centre’s storied Launch Complex 39A, the four crew-members manning NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission have safely attained Earth orbit.
1 min |
March 2023
Future Flight
LUFTHANSA AVIATION TRAINING BECOMES LAUNCH CUSTOMER FOR THE ALL-ELECTRIC EDA40
Diamond Aircraft Austria and Lufthansa Aviation Training (LAT) have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to jointly explore and develop opportunities for a more sustainable flight training. The cooperation includes testing of the all-electric eDA40 in a real training environment, an eDA40 purchase intention to supplement the current DA40 NG fleet as well as analyses for the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuels.
3 min |
March 2023
Future Flight
VOLOCOPTER GAINS STRATEGIC JAPANESE INVESTOR
The pioneer of urban air mobility (UAM), Volocopter announced that Sumitomo Corporation, a Fortune 500 company and one of the largest trading companies in the world, invested in the company’s Series E Funding round. They will also become key strategic partner for entry into service in the Japanese market starting in 2025.
2 min |
March 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
FLYING THE TIGER MOTH
Guy Leitch writes: The Tiger Moth is one of the greatest trainers of all time. It’s easy to fly, yet really hard to fly well, and this is what made it a great trainer.
10+ min |
March 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
STARSHIP LAUNCH IN MARCH?
Following a test-firing of the Raptor rocket engines by which its Super Heavy booster is powered, SpaceX is nearly ready to fly its huge Starship.
1 min |
March 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
PT6 CLOCKS UP A BILLION HOURS
Pratt & Whitney Canada is celebrating the accumulation of a billion hours on its PT6A engine in the 60th year of the engine's production.
1 min |
March 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
GUARDIAN AIR
GUARDIAN AIR HAS, since its inception in 2009, become a key provider of non-scheduled Part 135 air charter operations and support services, and in particular, aeromedical flights.
1 min |
March 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
IRIS GOES TO KHARTOUM
Laura McDermid continues her stories of Iris McCallum's flying exploits.
8 min |
March 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
STICK TO THE RULES
Last month John shared the anticipation and de-horning flights. preparation for Rhino This month he continues the story with some unwelcome mechanical drama.
4 min |
March 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
AIRLINK - BA CODESHARE
In February British Airways announced a codeshare partnership with Airlink.
1 min |
March 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
SANDF DISASTER UNIT
THE SOUTH AFRICAN National Defence Force (SANDF) is looking to establish a dedicated disaster response unit, as it is regularly called on to assist with floods, fires and other events.
1 min |
March 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
RIGHT SEAT RULES - PART 3 MAKING THINGS MEMORABLE
We all know an instructor who just seems to have the knack of making things memorable. We probably think of him as being a good, or even a great, instructor. Ever wondered how he does it?
10 min |
March 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
FACE TO FACE HADI AKOUM
Guy Leitch (GL) asks Airbus Africa head Hadi Akoum (HA) about how his company assists African airlines and thus the demand for Airbus airliners.
3 min |
March 2023
Future Flight
HENSOLDT DEMONSTRATES ASTUS UAV TO POTENTIAL CLIENTS
Early in December 2022, HENSOLDT South Africa recently held flight demonstrations of its ASTUS unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the Western Cape for potential customers, showcasing the aircraft’s sensor payload capabilities.
3 min |
December 2022 / January 2023
Future Flight
AMPAIRE WINS NASA AWARD FOR INNOVATIVE HYBRID
New AMP drive AMP-H270 configuration for smaller aircraft and distributed propulsion can serve multiple markets.
2 min |
December 2022 / January 2023
Future Flight
ROLLS-ROYCE CONDUCTS FIRST-EVER TEST OF HYDROGEN-POWERED REGIONAL JET ENGINE
Rolls-Royce claims it has conducted the 'world's first run' of a regional aircraft engine powered with hydrogen.
1 min |
December 2022 / January 2023
Future Flight
EMBRAER REVEALS SUSTAINABLE AIRCRAFT MODELS AS PART OF ENERGIA
As a part of the company's progress report on Energia, Embraer revealed new aircraft concepts. The initiative to achieve net zero by 2050 has led Embraer to focus on hybrid-electric designs and hydrogen-electric propulsion.
2 min |
December 2022 / January 2023
Future Flight
AIRBUS AND ARIANEGROUP COLLABORATE ON HYDROGEN FUELLING FACILITY
ArianeGroup, a joint venture of Airbus and Safran and a worldleader in space propulsion technologies have announced they will work together to build the first liquid hydrogen refuelling facility for ZEROe aircraft at Toulouse, Blagnac airport (TLS). The station is slated to be operational in 2025.
2 min |
December 2022 / January 2023
Future Flight
SAMSON SWITCHBlade 'flying car' CLIMBS TO 100 RESERvations per month
Samson Sky, the creator of the futuristic Switchblade Flying Car, has reached more than 100 reservations per month in the last six months.
2 min |
December 2022 / January 2023
Future Flight
AIRBUS TO DEVELOP HYDROGEN POWERED ENGINE
Airbus has announced that it is about the business of developing a hydrogen-powered fuel-cell engine. The hydrogen propulsion system is among the designs being considered to power a planned zero-emission commercial aircraft the consortium hopes to see in airline service by 2035.
3 min |
December 2022 / January 2023
Future Flight
SPANISH POLICE FORCE TESTS EHANG eVTOL
The EHang EH216 electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle, intended to be used by Spanish National Police, has conducted its maiden flight.
1 min |