Airbus Helicopters has started trials of a backup electric propulsion system on the H130, which serves as the company’s flight laboratory. The project, which is supported by the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC), aims to improve the flight safety of single-engine helicopters in the event of a power failure.
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Sep
Sep
A European aircraft manufacturer has announced that it will start development of a new electric urban air transport vehicle.
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Sep
Sep
Airbus and Air New Zealand have signed an agreement to jointly explore ways to bring hydrogen-powered aircraft to New Zealand. According to a statement from the airline, the two parties are the first in the Asia-Pacific region to begin such research.
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May
May
It is not certain that electricity will be the end of mobility, but it cannot be left out of the equation for the time being. Airbus has now found a way to make it more efficient.
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Apr
Apr
Airbus has embarked on a new development program examining the applicability of superconductors cooled to near-zero temperature. This is expected to lead to significant weight reductions, which could advance the development of electric-powered aircraft. In contrast to conventional-powered aircraft, there is still a huge problem with the development of electrical types, and the mass of batteries in particular, which is why most developers are still thinking only of smaller models.
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Mar
Mar
Surely many are familiar with Luc Besson’s film The Fifth Element, in which Bruce Willis, who plays Korben Dallas, searches the endless tall skyscrapers, hauling a car-like air taxi to the daily filler. The forms of transport seen in Franco-British sci-fi were once thought to be the minimum smile of dreams in our lives, but the 24 years since the cinema was shown proved to be a breathtaking tale, responsible dreamers of transport technology take work seriously, at least most.