The Cessna SkyCourier turboprop development program has achieved another significant milestone. WICHITA, Kan. (Sept. 29, 2020). The third and final flight test aircraft (P2) successfully completed its first flight on Monday, Sept. 28, 2020. This maiden flight for the high-wing, large utility aircraft comes on the heels of the second test articleRead More →
According to Airbus, serial number 272 will be the last A380 built. This aircraft will be delivered to Emirates Airlines. Billed as the Superjumbo, many believed that the A380 would become the NEW Queen of the Skies, a title held by the Boeing 747. The first A380 delivery was toRead More →
The Lockheed Martin CATBird is a highly modified Boeing 737-300. Designed as an avionics flight testbed aircraft, the name is an adaptive acronym, from Cooperative Avionics Test Bed; coincidentally, CATBIRD is Lockheed’s ICAO-designated company call sign. The aircraft was modified in order to provide an economic means of developing and flight testing the avionics suite for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II. Read More →
Boeing has not had it easy for the last couple of months, with the grounding of the 737 MAX, the latest 787 Dreamliner manufacturing faults and the COVID-19 pandemic slowing aircraft sales to a trickle compared to former years, late 2019 and 2020 to date, have not been memorable. However,Read More →
Concepts include a flying wing Airbus SE is looking at the following three types: A turbofan jet (similar to the A321neo narrow-body) which would be powered by a modified gas-turbine engine burning only hydrogen. Liquid hydrogen will be stored and distributed through tanks located behind the rear pressure bulkhead, whileRead More →
It is a known fact you can improve the efficiency of fixed-wing aircraft by reducing drag. Have you ever looked at birds in flight and wondered why their wings bend up at the tips, or the feathers flair out. The intended effect is to reduce drag by partial recovery of the tipRead More →
More 787 Flaws Reported with up to 680 Aircraft That May Be Involved As many as 680 Boeing 787 Dreamliners may be affected by the latest revelation involving manufacturing flaws in the jets. Boeing confirmed on Thursday that it was in contact with the FAA about out-of-spec gaps in theRead More →
346 people died following the two 737 MAX crashes. As aviation bodies and airlines get ready to re-introduce the aircraft, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has released a 238-page report on the plane, and the document doesn’t hold back on the flaws of the aircraft in relation to the twoRead More →
Key details of control system not known by program leaders. Boeing 737 MAX passenger airliner was grounded worldwide after 346 people died in two crashes, Lion Air Flight 610 on October 29, 2018 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 on March 10, 2019 Michael Teal, the chief engineer on Boeing’s 737 MAX programRead More →
The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is reviewing issues regarding the Boeing 787 that may mandate further inspection. The move comes as the FAA examines issues that led Boeing to the grounding of eight of the type over structural issues. In August 2020, Boeing instructed several customers to groundRead More →
