Lilium's 2024 bankruptcy didn't end its ducted-fan eVTOL program - a rapid asset acquisition revived the company, raising critical questions about where electric aviation is headed.
VectorOn May 2, 2022, a Rocket Lab helicopter crew caught a falling orbital rocket booster mid-air over the South Pacific - a milestone redefining where aviation ends and spaceflight begins.
VectorJoby Aviation's S4 electric air taxi is the furthest along any eVTOL program has ever gotten in FAA certification - here's what the aircraft does, where the process stands, and what it means for pilots.
VectorHermeus is developing the Chimera turbine-based combined cycle engine to power a Mach 5 passenger aircraft by solving the hardest propulsion problem in modern aerospace.
VectorThe Garmin GFC 500 retrofit autopilot brings digital envelope protection and a one-button Level mode to tens of thousands of aging GA aircraft already on the ramp.
VectorA $25 USB receiver exposed a structural privacy gap in ADS-B Out - the same mandatory broadcast system that makes modern aviation safer.
VectorWisk Aero's Generation Six is the only eVTOL aircraft in development with no pilot seat - a full autonomous bet backed by $450 million from Boeing.
VectorElectra.aero's blown-lift EL-9 aims to carry nine passengers on 500-mile trips while landing in under 300 feet using distributed electric propellers over the wing.
VectorThe 2002 Überlingen midair collision killed 71 people and permanently established that a TCAS Resolution Advisory legally outranks an air traffic controller.
VectorGPS spoofing is generating phantom aircraft on ATC screens and false TCAS advisories - here's how the vulnerability works and what pilots need to know.
VectorThe Stratolaunch Roc - the world's largest operational aircraft - serves as a reusable launch platform for hypersonic test vehicles, accelerating U.S. defense research at lower cost per flight.
VectorElectra Aero's blown-lift eSTOL technology can operate from runways as short as 150 feet, positioning it as a practical alternative to eVTOL for regional air mobility.
VectorElectra's hybrid-electric EL9 uses blown lift to take off in 150 feet - here's the physics and why it could reshape regional flight.
VectorVast's Haven-1, the first privately owned space station, is in ground testing in Long Beach ahead of its planned crewed Falcon 9 launch.
VectorHow Boom Supersonic's XB-1 became the first American civil jet to break the sound barrier - and why the real test is the engine.
VectorHow the Avidyne IFD540's slide-in design challenged Garmin's grip on certified IFR navigators - and what it means for your panel upgrade.
VectorHow WAAS turns ordinary GPS into ILS-grade LPV approaches at thousands of small airports - no ground equipment required.
VectorSierra Space's Dream Chaser spaceplane is finally nearing its first orbital flight - a runway-landing cargo vehicle decades in the making.
VectorWhisper Aero is attacking aircraft noise by shifting it above human hearing - here's the physics, the business, and why it matters for pilots.
VectorThe FAA's Part 108 rule would make beyond-visual-line-of-sight drone flight routine - here's what it means for pilots.
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