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Electra's fixed-wing aircraft demonstrates helicopter-style procedures

Company says its fixed-wing demonstrator began using locations intended for rotorcraft as well as vertical-flight-like ...
Flying

Electra’s Hybrid Fixed-Wing Aircraft Snags Interest Among Helicopter Operators

Electra has received 2,200 provisional orders for its EL9, a hybrid-electric, fixed-wing aircraft with ultra-short takeoff and landing (STOL) capabilities, requiring as little as 150 feet of runway.
New Atlas

Tiny tandem-rotor copter could one day be your ride to work

Back before Blade Runner captured our imaginations, sci-fi writer Ray Bradbury envisioned small personal helicopters that people would use to commute around the cities of the future. Well, the Janus ...
newswire

Horizon Aircraft's VTOL Targets Flight Operations in Icing Conditions that Ground Most Helicopters

The Cavorite X7 is designed to fly safely in clouds and known icing conditions at faster speeds and lower operating costs than helicopters, aiming for undisrupted flight operations worldwide TORONTO ...

The L.A. Helicopter Crash Highlights a Sky Full of Hazards

The fatal crash of a news helicopter in Los Angeles on Tuesday brought to light the dangers such aircraft face in big cities.
New Atlas

First hydrogen helicopter just proved it can fly a real mission

Last month, a modified Robinson R44 lifted off from Roland-Désourdy Airport in Bromont, Quebec, and completed what may be the most consequential short flight in rotorcraft history. It was the first ...

Vianair Outlines 5A Framework for Coordinating Flight Operations Across Aviation Stakeholders

Vianair uses trajectory-based operations & 4D trajectory data to establish shared trajectory and timing information ...