Monat: Februar 2022
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AutoFlight’s „Prosperity I“ eVTOL Prototype Achieves Transition Test Flight
AutoFlight today announced the successful completion of the transition test flight of the proof-of-concept eVTOL prototype named „Prosperity I“ , in which the aircraft switches from a vertical take-off motion to the more energy efficient, horizontal flight and back to vertical flight, before landing. The successful transition test flight was achieved in January 2022. The unmanned…
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Tecnam P2010 H3PS Hybrid Electric Prototype Made First Flight
The Tecnam P2010 H3PS parallel hybrid electric powered airplane, developed jointly by Tecnam, Rolls Royce and Rotax, made the first flight on December 21st, 2021, at precisely 3:54 pm CET. The Permit to Fly was issued by ENAC, the Italian Civil Aviation Authority. This is the first General Aviation aircraft with a parallel hybrid configuration to…
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Eviation’s founder and CEO Left
On 14 Feburary 2021 the founder and former CEO of Eviation Aircraft Omer Bar-Yohay annouced that he is „stepping down from my position as CEO after a long-standing disagreement with the company’s main shareholder.“ Eviation has been developing the full electric-powered 9-seat „Alice“ commuter electric airplane which began high speed taxiing test and is planned…