6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1279+ words) Around 2007, when I was heavily into flying radio-controlled aerobatic model airplanes, I outfitted a roughly 20-percent-scale Zlin Z-526 Akrobat model with an electric motor and six-cell lithium-polymer battery pack. Around the same time, as it turned out, something similar was happening,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (442+ words) Every day, the team at Aircraft For Sale chooses an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, a good deal, or has other qualities we find interesting. You can read Aircraft For Sale: Today’s Top Pick at FLYINGMag....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (187+ words) Otto Aerospace in about two years plans to break ground on a manufacturing facility for its fuel-efficient, super-midsize Phantom 3500 business jet, according to an official with the Jacksonville Airport Authority (JAA) in Florida. The Jacksonville Daily Record reported that Tony…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (158+ words) The first advanced air mobility (AAM) operations in the U.S. may be closer than you think. The industry could be within a few years from seeing its first certified electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Some of the manufacturers believed…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (167+ words) Airships have always garnered attention, from the first experimental flights in Germany in 1895 when the zeppelin design was patented to the modern Goodyear blimps flown over sporting events. Today the Goodyear Zeppelin NT (New Technology) provides scenic flights over Europe,…...