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Bye Aerospace's eFlyer 2, a fully electric two-seat trainer, just completed its first test flight over Colorado. The company says the aircraft could cut flight-training costs by as much as 80% compared to conventional combustion-engine trainers - a . ...

BAE Systems is giving its Persistent High Altitude Solar Aircraft (PHASA-35) solar-powered stratospheric drone an upgrade under a £15.7-million (US$21 million) contract to install a system allowing it to use energy beamed from the ground.

Joby Aviation has scored a world first, completing the first-ever fully autonomous flight from sea to shining sea across the continental United States - a distance of 3,199 miles (5,148 km) - with zero control inputs from an onboard human pilot.

Hermeus has unveiled its latest plans for the Quarterhorse supersonic aircraft, which will be used to launch a high-Mach test vehicle called Ramjet-X. The new platform will allow clients to test components under realistic high-speed flight conditions ...

One of the world's most unusual aircraft has taken to the air in its first crewed flight. Regent Craft's Viceroy is an all-electric "seaglider" that combines a floating hull, wing-in-ground (WIG) effect technology, and hydrofoils into a single ...