370-mile hydrogen-electric seaplane set to clean up island hopping

Swiss clean-energy aviation startup JEKTA has announced a partnership with fuel-cell powertrain developer ZeroAvia to extend the flight range and payload capacity of an upcoming electric amphibious passenger aircraft called the PHA-ZE 100.

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Joby’s record 523-mile eVTOL flight: A huge leap for hydrogen aviation

In a stunning validation of hydrogen's potential in aircraft, Joby Aviation has made an incredible 523-mile non-stop flight with its S4 eVTOL air taxi. That's more than triple its range on batteries, and an absolute landmark moment for clean aviation.

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Fire-spitting pulsejet engine delivers bulk thrust at low cost

After launching a modern pulsejet engine for UAVs back in March, Wave Engine Corporation announced this week that it's delivered the first units. The loud, pulse-combustion fire-breather is officially finding its way to air-bound vehicles.

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Autonomous EHang eVTOL jumpstarts nascent pilotless air tourism industry

Imagine stepping into an empty aircraft and soaring through the air to take in the scenery ... without a pilot. EHang is determined to make that a near-term reality. It recently hosted an event to demonstrate the forthcoming travel alternative.

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Surprise test flight heralds ultra-long-range electric aircraft by 2028

Chinese battery giant CATL says it's successfully flown a 4-ton plane using its ultra-high density "condensed batteries." It now expects to have an 8-ton electric aircraft with a range of 2,000 to 3,000 km (1,240-1,865 miles) operating in 3-4 years.

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Watch: High-tech eSTOL aircraft hardly needs any runway

This remarkable hybrid-electric aircraft has raked in more than US$8 billion on the back of its remarkable promise: quiet, long-range, low-emission flights using almost no runway for takeoff and landing. Watch it deliver in its first STOL test flight.

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Cruise-capable eVTOL flying motorcycle rocks tilting thrusters

Czech company UDX is flying scale prototypes of a tandem 2-up eVTOL it calls Airwolf. With individually-tilting ducted fan propulsion, it's got enough wing surface for efficient cruise flight as well as agile movement from a hover.

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Stunning drone vs plane footage is a wonderful advertisement for flight

Flying has never looked more beautiful than in this short, cinematic FPV drone video. Serene, inspirational, captivating. The sheer confidence and skill in low-level flying as the pilot dips his wheels into the water are absolutely breathtaking.

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Quantum navigation system aims to counter deadly GPS spoofing

Britain has scored a world-first with a series of test flights to demonstrate the core technologies of a future quantum navigation system that's designed to foil one of the most potentially dangerous, yet not very widely publicized, threats that transportation faces: GPS jamming and spoofing.

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Groundbreaking spaceplane crashes before world-first aerospike rocket test

It was set to be the world's first flight test for an aerospike rocket engine, but the MIRA I prototype crashed on takeoff before the most innovative part of its propulsion system could fire. Undeterred, Polaris is building two bigger prototypes.

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