He recently flew the fourth ultralight, which he designed and ... It is powered by a single large brushless electric motor borrowed from the OpenPPG project. On the first test he used a two ...

It’s just 55 miles from my home airport in Los Angeles to the Tehachapi gliderport where Pete Buck has his hangar, but it’s usually a jarring flight through torrents of wind that tumble ...

Beyond Aero has already demonstrated tangible progress by conducting France's first manned hydrogen-electric flight using a prototype fuel system in an ultralight aircraft seen below. With $44 ...

The growing demand for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft is significantly driving the aviation high-speed motor market. UAVs are increasingly ...

US-based aviation company Electra has revealed its innovative EL9 Ultra Short hybrid-electric aircraft. This nine-passenger, piloted model is designed to advance air travel, offering a future ...

A schematic of the propulsion system. Airbus The aircraft’s four propellers each have a fuel-cell stack powering an electric motor. Airbus has completed a similar 1.2-megawatt system ...