MagniX Bets on the Homebuilt: An Electric Powertrain Aimed at the Kitplane Builder
magniX unveils an all-electric powertrain for kitplane builders, bringing flight-proven electric propulsion to the experimental homebuilt category.
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Beta Technologies, the ALIA, and the Charging Network Vermont Built Before the Electric Airplane Could Sell Itself
How Beta Technologies built an electric airplane and the CCS charging network it needs - and why the plain fixed-wing came first.
VectorThe Pipistrel Velis Electro, the First Electric Airplane the World Ever Certified, and the Battery Math Behind a Fifty-Minute Trainer
How the Pipistrel Velis Electro became the world's first certified electric airplane - and the battery math behind its 50-minute mission.
VectorEviation Alice, the All-Electric Nine-Seat Commuter, and the Battery Math That Decides Whether a Clean-Sheet Electric Airliner Ever Earns Its Wings
Radio Hangar explores Eviation Alice, the All-Electric Nine-Seat Commuter, and the Battery Math That Decides Whether a Clean-Sheet Electric Airliner Ever Earns Its Wings.
VectorEviation Alice, the All-Electric Nine-Seat Commuter, and the Battery Math That Decides Whether It Ever Carries a Paying Passenger
Eviation's all-electric Alice flew in 2022, but battery physics - not motors - will decide if it ever carries paying passengers.
VectorFAA Clears the Heart X1 Electric Demonstrator for Flight Testing in Upstate New York
The FAA has cleared Heart Aerospace's Heart X1 electric demonstrator for flight testing in upstate New York ahead of its first flight.
TowerLoganair Bets on Beta's Alia CX300 and Aims to Fly Europe's First All-Electric Fleet
Loganair ordered up to 10 Beta Alia CX300 electric aircraft, aiming to fly Europe's first all-electric commercial fleet.
TowerSpirit of Innovation, the Rolls-Royce Electric Record-Setter, and the Three Hundred Eighty-Seven Mile-an-Hour Run That Made a Battery Airplane the Fastest of Its Kind
How the Rolls-Royce Spirit of Innovation hit 387.4 mph to become the world's fastest all-electric aircraft - and what it proved.
VectorHydrogen-Electric Flight, the Fuel Cell Powertrain, and Why the Innovation Ramp at Oshkosh Keeps Betting on the Lightest Element
How hydrogen-electric fuel cell propulsion actually works, why it beats batteries on weight, and its real timeline for aviation.
VectorSkyfly's Axe eVTOL Comes Back to Oshkosh - The Fixed-Wing Air Taxi That Wants to Fly Like an Airplane
Skyfly's Axe eVTOL returned to Oshkosh 2026 with a tandem-wing design that flies like an airplane, betting on aerodynamic efficiency over rotors.
TowerDistributed Electric Propulsion and the NASA X Fifty-Seven Maxwell, the Fourteen-Motor Wing That Rewrote the Rules Before It Ever Flew
NASA's X-57 Maxwell never flew, but its 14-motor wing proved distributed electric propulsion and reshaped today's eVTOL and air taxi designs.
VectorTwo Hundred Fifty Watt-Hours Per Kilogram and the Battery Energy Wall Standing Between Electric Motors and Real Range
Why battery specific energy - not motors or software - is the physics wall blocking real range for electric aircraft, and when that changes.
VectorThe Pipistrel Velis Electro: Inside the World's First Type-Certified Electric Aircraft
The Pipistrel Velis Electro became the world's first fully type-certified electric aircraft in June 2020, setting lasting regulatory precedent for electric aviation worldwide.
VectorJoby Aviation's S Four and the Type Certificate That Had to Be Invented From Scratch
Joby Aviation's S4 eVTOL is navigating the most complex FAA type certification in U.S. aviation history, forcing regulators to write new rules from scratch.
VectorJoby Aviation and the S4 - The Air Taxi That Has to Invent Its Own Certification Category
Joby 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.
VectorElectra Aero and the Blown-Lift eSTOL Aircraft That Wants to Make Every Small Airport Matter Again
Electra 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.
VectorJoby Aviation and the six-rotor air taxi betting it can certify before anyone else
Why Joby Aviation leads the eVTOL race - and the battery, infrastructure, and certification hurdles still standing between its air taxi and paying passengers.
VectorJoby Aviation and the five-seat air taxi closer to FAA type certification than any other eVTOL on the planet
Joby Aviation leads the eVTOL race with 1,000+ test flights, Toyota backing, and a five-seat air taxi nearing FAA certification.
VectorVertical Aerospace and the VX4 eVTOL chasing European certification before the FAA even weighs in
Vertical Aerospace is pursuing EASA certification for its VX4 eVTOL before seeking FAA approval, a strategy that could accelerate US market entry.
VectorPyka and the autonomous electric crop duster that outgrew the farm
Pyka built an autonomous electric crop duster called the Pelican, and its real ambition is reshaping regional cargo aviation.
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