Rolls Royce electric plane sets speed record in category
Are electric planes the future? According to Rolls Royce, the company that produces “Spirit of Innovation”, the answer is absolutely yes.
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FlyNow, here is the personal electric helicopter with 50 km of autonomy
The new FlyNow personal electric helicopter offers an alternative to urban transportation. Autonomous and silent. The performance? Interesting.
eCopter: an air taxi that promises to cost the same as a road taxi
With a unique design and facilitated European certification, the air taxi expected in 2026 promises reduced costs and popular diffusion.
H2FLY, first manned flight for liquid hydrogen aircraft
Maribor Airport, Slovenia, witnessed a small breakthrough in aviation: the first flight powered entirely by liquid hydrogen.
Beta Technologies and its incredible electric airplane
The aerospace startup founded by a Harvard engineer wants to get its electric airplane certified before 2024.
Flying 'dumb': Whisper Aero unveils its ultra-quiet electric thruster
A quiet and efficient electric aircraft motor? Whisper Aero is in full swing to make it happen.
Triggo EV, electric quadricycle that pulls on its wheels to park
the Triggo electric quadricycle, produced in Poland, has a few tricks up its sleeve that it can't wait to let you know. We are here on purpose.
The ion-powered plane really works. Will it have a future?
Ion propulsion works: An MIT team successfully flew a plane with no fuel or moving parts. And now?
Aptera, off the orders of the 1600 km electric vehicle
Aptera, a surprising prototype with incredible performance, is ready to accept the first orders for the final production version.
Lilium, the first electric private jet with vertical take-off
3 years after its birth, the company is close to the finish line with the first flight of a full-scale prototype.
Elysian, long-range electric planes fly 1000 km only on batteries
With batteries up to 500 Wh/kg, Elysian plans to cover 50% of long-haul commercial flights. We'll need to work on it.
Kitekraft, wind energy with high altitude kites can really work
A high-altitude multicopter tied to a cable and equipped with turbines: a few words to describe a refined technology that could revolutionize wind energy.
ZEVA Aero develops personal eVTOL that flies up to 250km per hour
Personal flight is approaching great strides: more and more prototypes are developed, and this is rather unique.
50 social impact innovations that will save the world
In the world, the ants that we are never stop. Here is a small atlas of innovations that together will make the shape of the future.
Centuries in a Lifetime: The Future We Could See with Our Own Eyes
From cancer cures to trips to Mars, humans dream of a future filled with innovation. But will we live long enough?
3 minute flight, 1 arrest: Police drones start to strike
Police drones: flying eyes that never sleep. Advanced security or privacy disaster? Journey into the tomorrow of surveillance. Which is already today.
Joby's hydrogen VTOL travels over 840 kilometers in pioneering test
Joby's VTOL prototype, modified to use liquid hydrogen, flew 824 kilometers emitting only water vapor, a significant breakthrough.
Microwave technology challenges fuel: is the future of flight wireless?
Transmitting energy to airplanes with microwaves: a proposal to decarbonize aviation, between technical challenges and futuristic visions.
40.000 reservations and Italian bodywork: Aptera close to production
Aptera has received its first production body from Italy, and is getting ever closer to its market debut, expected during 2024.
The latest trend in aviation: flying thanks to human excrement
The new frontier of sustainable flying: human waste converted into jet fuel, a potential solution for a cleaner sky.
ATEA, the incredible hybrid fixed-wing eVTOL arrives by 2024
100% electric planes? The road is still long. ATEA, a hybrid eVTOL aircraft with an 80% reduced environmental impact, is already a reality.
