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Skyryse conducts world’s first automated helicopter set-down using app

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According to the company, on each occasion, the aircraft lifted off and transitioned into a seamless and stable hover. SkyOS is designed to simplify and standardize flight for any aircraft (rotorcraft and fixed-wing), in theory making it easier for any pilot to fly any aircraft, and for anyone to become a pilot.

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Vertical’s VX4 prototype eVTOL aircraft achieves first tethered piloted flight

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Just over a week after Vertical Aerospace unveiled its new full-scale VX4 eVTOL prototype, the UK-based pioneer has confirmed that the aircraft has completed its first tethered piloted flight. Additional stages include wingborne or conventional flight (CTOL) and piloted transition flight.

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From albatrosses to slimy eels: Aircraft design and concepts inspired by nature 

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MBekir / Shutterstock.com The person behind the project was an engineer named Richard Whitcombe who found his wingtip inspiration when he noticed that “birds in flight curled their wingtip feathers upward when seeking greater lift”.

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Archer Aviation given FAA’s airworthiness criteria for Midnight eVTOL aircraft

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“The FAA announces the special class airworthiness criteria for the Archer Aviation, Inc. This document sets forth the airworthiness criteria the FAA finds to be appropriate and applicable for the powered-lift design,” the FAA airworthiness criteria read. Joby Aviation were provided with similar documentation in March 2024.

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Vertical Aerospace completes thurstborne test flight program

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Vertical Aerospace announced on February 4, 2025, that it had successfully completed Phase 2 in its piloted flight test program for its VX4 prototype eVTOL aircraft. Vertical Aerospace started its piloted thrustborne tests in early January 2025 at Cotswold Airport (GBA), in England, and has since performed more than 30 piloted flights.

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The innovators and trailblazers of future aviation flourishing in the UK

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On June 25, 2024, one of the new full-scale VX4 eVTOL prototypes successfully completed its first tethered piloted flight marking a huge milestone for the company. From the aircraft to the batteries powering them, Vertical Aerospace is quite literally propelling the future of aviation,” Cervenka added.

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Delta soars into Centennial year with game-changing innovations at CES 2025

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But amid the wonder of new technology, weve always understood that the entire point of innovation is to lift people up. Delta Through the Years Inspiring Delta employee stories and company artifacts showcased the history of aviation.

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