by Spyros Georgilidakis | Aug 13, 2021 | News
In its latest earnings call, Embraer revealed a new, unorthodox layout for its upcoming turboprop concept. But what advantages does it hold? The Brazilian company has had an interesting few months. We already saw that they showed signs of recovery already at the...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Aug 13, 2021 | News
Why did Airbus and Boeing make the unsuccessful A318 and 737-600 variants? And in a related note, why do narrowbodies tend to get longer? The 737 and A320 families are the most successful commercial airliners of all time. They both came (and continue to come) in a...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Aug 3, 2021 | News
NASA is looking for industry partners, with whom to develop and build a subsonic flight demonstrator, likely following the TTBW concept. This initiative is part of the Sustainable Flight National Partnership (SNFP). NASA first announced the project last June, with the...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Jun 12, 2021 | News
California-based Archer Aviation unveiled its Maker eVTOL urban air mobility vehicle on the 10th of June (Thursday), with an attention-grabbing ceremony. We already looked at the Archer Maker eVTOL in February, when the company announced a deal with United. If all...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Jun 9, 2021 | News
Airbus and its partners in the EcoPulse hybrid project, announced the completion of wind-tunnel testing of its distributed propulsion system. The project passed the preliminary design review stage last December. The next step was to test the new distributed propulsion...
