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Aurora moves forward in program to develop high-speed vertical lift X-Plane

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The team’s approach seeks to set the program on the path to successful flight and demonstrate game-changing capability for air mobility and Special Operations Forces (SOF) mission,” Aurora explained in a statement. It features a low-drag, fan-in-wing (FIW) demonstrator incorporated into a blended wing body platform.

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Horizon Aircraft is developing the first 800km range hybrid eVTOL aircraft  

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As it does, one aircraft is seeking to capture a particular slice of the advanced air mobility market, one that none of its rivals can challenge – that is, the provision of electric flights for seven people flying at up to 250 knots (450kph) and with a stage length of around 500 miles (800km).

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A Bristol Bulldog Biplane Fighter is Once Again in the Sky

Vintage Aviation News

” Bristol Bulldog at Tillamook Airport After a short time in the air, Storo circled around to approach Tillamook Airport setting up for landing. The tail touched down hard, but to save the landing—and the airplane—Storo put power to it and went around for another approach. That was one thing I was kind of surprised at.”

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