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Air Transport

Archer | December 02, 2022

Archer Aviation Inc. today announced that Maker successfully completed its first transition to full wing-borne flight on November 29, 2022. Maker has 12 propellers attached to six booms on a fixed wing. All 12 propellers provide vertical lift during take-off and landing. The forward 6 propellers tilt forward to cruise position to provide propulsion during forward flight, with the wing providing aerodynamic lift like a conventional airplane. During this flight, Maker’s tilt propellers were ...

Airport Management

NASA | November 25, 2021

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson visited Orlando International Airport in Florida and met with aviation leaders to discuss implementing aircraft flight scheduling technology developed by the agency that will soon improve dependability for passengers – which is especially important during peak travel times like the Thanksgiving holiday. In September, the technology that was tested during NASA's Airspace Technology Demonstration 2 (ATD-2) was transferred to the Federal Aviat...

Aerospace

L3Harris Technologies | October 31, 2022

L3Harris Technologies announced today one of its key environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings for 2022, which places it among the top five percent of aerospace and defense companies worldwide. The newest rating for L3Harris, determined by Sustainalytics, ranks its ESG efforts ahead of nearly all its industry peers and marks three consecutive years of improvement and progress toward achieving its 2026 sustainability goals. Sustainalytics, a leading independent ESG rating firm, bases its...

Aerospace

Stratolaunch | November 15, 2022

Stratolaunch, LLC is pleased to announce a contract with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to support the flight test of the company's first expendable Talon-A hypersonic test vehicle, TA-1. Stratolaunch anticipates flying TA-1 in the first quarter of 2023Launched from the Roc aircraft, Talon-A is a rocket-powered, autonomous testbed with the ability to fly a variety of hypersonic flight profiles while carrying customized payload experiments on board. The first Talon-A vehicle is...