CommercialParagon VTOL Using Siemens Software to Build UAM Ecosystem in Jamaica Paragon VTOL Aerospace, a vertical-takeoff-and-landing company behind drones and urban air mobility solutions, has secured next-generation software from Siemens to expedite development of new vehicles and infrastructure in Jamaica. Siemens Digital industries…
CommercialScaled Composites to Help Build Prototype of Skyworks' VertiJet VTOL Gyronautics company Skyworks is teaming up with Northrop Grumman subsidiary Scaled Composites to build a prototype of its VertiJet vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft, the companies announced Monday. The VertiJet will have an estimated top…
ConnectivityCompendium of Avionics Memory Characteristics for Forensic Purposes Transportation accident scenes are a mess. When field investigators arrive on scene they may be faced with an array of issues including dangerously bent metal, human remains, uncooperative weather and other challenging…
ConnectivityBehind the Screens: Developing Flight Controls for Bell’s Nexus Air Taxi Designing flight controls for a new helicopter usually begins with the traditional layout of a collective lever to the left, cyclic between the pilot’s legs and two rudder pedals on the floor.…
CommercialGCAS 2019: Airlines Navigate Connected Business Models, Apps and Services In 2019, in-flight (IFC) connectivity technology is at a generational standstill, leaving airlines and the service providers and equipment suppliers they work with to optimize the business models, data transmissions and performance…
ConnectivityCan Virtualization Help Future-Proof the Next Generation of Avionics Systems? Aerospace systems integrators and manufacturers are looking to use future-proofing concepts such as virtualization to build more flexibility into aircraft systems architectures. Engineering leadership from three companies — Core Avionics, Wind River,…
ConnectivityConnected Cockpit Applications Expand This year, Avionics International and Via Satellite hosted the sixth annual Global Connected Aircraft Summit, and one of the topics that continuously gets the most audience engagement and remains an elusive, but…
UnmannedLt. Governor Seeks Lead Role For North Carolina in Air Taxi Industry The lieutenant governor of North Carolina is requesting funds to study how his state can become a key destination for the emerging urban air mobility (UAM) industry. The budget proposal put forth…