Graduate students perform a test-run of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's E-Spirit of St. Louis all-electric two-seater. The modified Diamond HK36, planned for first flight in May coincident with the 90th anniversary of Charles Lindbergh's solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, has a 150 hp Yasa liquid cooled automotive electric engine and is designed for an endurance of 1 hr and 45 min using Lithium ion battery packs and custom-designed cooling systems.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and industry are crafting a nine-passenger business aircraft that will merge the best attributes of electric and fossil fuels.

Defense contractors may well find that under the Trump administration some of what worked to create value over the past decade will not work as well.

Wind-tunnel tests verify CFD predictions and clear Boom Technology to build subscale prototype.

The promise of the Internet of Things is large and the data is available, but airlines are not adopting fast enough.

Testing large tiltrotors; DLR’s big freight drone; Sikorsky advances autonomy; nacelles for next-gen turbofans; and other news.

Vote on which new civil aircraft concept is most likely to come to fruition in the next 10 years.

Hope that reduced integration costs will free up funding for more frequent capability upgrades is behind industry’s willingness to embrace open avionics standards and increased competition, says U.S. Air Force.