JetZero and the blended wing body that could cut fuel burn in half by twenty thirty-five
JetZero is building a full-scale blended wing body aircraft that could cut fuel burn by 50%, backed by $235M in Air Force funding.
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Aviation technology analysis with Vector. Electric aircraft, avionics advances, eVTOL certification, satellite connectivity, and the engineering innovations shaping the future of flight.
Regent Craft and the Viceroy seaglider that flies inches above the ocean on electric power
Regent Craft's Viceroy seaglider uses ground effect flight over water to solve electric aviation's biggest problem: battery range.
The IS and S ThrustSense autothrottle and the first autothrottle ever certified for a turboprop
The IS&S ThrustSense autothrottle is the first ever certified for a turboprop, designed to save lives in the critical seconds after engine failure.
The NASA X sixty-six A and the truss-braced wing that could reshape every airliner you fly by twenty thirty-five
NASA and Boeing's X-66A truss-braced wing demonstrator could cut airliner fuel burn by 30%, reshaping commercial aviation by 2035.
Joby Aviation and the tilt-rotor air taxi closing in on FAA certification
Joby Aviation leads the eVTOL race with over 1,400 test flights and the most advanced FAA certification path of any electric air taxi.
Lilium and the thirty-six fan ducted electric jet rewriting the eVTOL speed equation
Lilium's 36-fan ducted electric jet targets 170-knot cruise speeds, betting on a novel architecture that trades hover efficiency for regional range.
The Dynon SkyView HDX and the experimental avionics company that broke into the certified world
The Dynon SkyView HDX brings experimental-quality glass cockpit avionics to certified Cessnas at 30-40% less than Garmin.
Wisk Aero and the autonomous air taxi that decided it does not need a pilot at all
Wisk Aero is building a fully autonomous electric air taxi with no onboard pilot, backed by Boeing's $450M+ investment.
Electra dot aero and the blown-lift hybrid that wants to land where runways do not exist
Electra.aero is building a blown-lift hybrid-electric aircraft that needs just 150 feet of ground roll, targeting regional routes without runways.
Eve Air Mobility and the Embraer-backed eVTOL entering its certification flight test campaign
Eve Air Mobility leverages Embraer's 50-year manufacturing legacy to pursue eVTOL certification with a pragmatic lift-plus-cruise design.
The Avidyne IFD five fifty and the GPS navigator giving Garmin its first real cockpit competition in years
The Avidyne IFD 550 is the first certified GPS navigator to genuinely compete with Garmin's GTN series on features, not just price.
The Pipistrel Velis Electro and the first type-certified electric airplane in history
The Pipistrel Velis Electro is the world's first type-certified electric airplane, already training pilots across Europe.
ZeroAvia and the hydrogen-electric powertrain that wants to replace jet fuel without waiting for better batteries
ZeroAvia is building a hydrogen fuel cell powertrain to replace turboprop engines on regional aircraft with zero in-flight emissions.
Ampaire and the hybrid-electric retrofit that turns the airplane you already own into the airplane of the future
Ampaire's hybrid-electric retrofit converts existing Cessna Caravans into fuel-saving machines without new type certificates.
Detect and avoid and the sensor fusion problem standing between autonomous aircraft and the open sky
Detect and avoid technology requires fusing radar, cameras, and ADS-B data to replace human see-and-avoid capability for autonomous aircraft.
EBACE twenty twenty-six in Geneva and the business aviation technology you should be watching this week
EBACE 2026 in Geneva showcases business aviation technologies that will shape general aviation cockpits within the next decade.
Synthetic vision and the glass cockpit feature that paints terrain you cannot see
Synthetic vision paints terrain on your cockpit display using GPS and databases—here's how it works and where pilots get it wrong.
The uAvionix tailBeaconX and the ADS-B Out transponder hiding inside a position light
The uAvionix tailBeaconX packs a Mode S transponder, WAAS GPS, and antenna into a tail position light for under $3,000.
Archer Aviation and the Midnight eVTOL racing to become the first certified air taxi in America
Archer Aviation is building the Midnight eVTOL in Georgia, targeting FAA type certification in 2026 with a factory designed for 2,000 aircraft per year.
Hermeus and the Quarterhorse hypersonic aircraft chasing Mach five on a turbine engine
Hermeus is building Quarterhorse, an unmanned demonstrator using a turbine-based combined cycle engine to achieve Mach 5 from a conventional runway.