Electra and the EL9, the hybrid-electric airplane betting that blown wings can land in a soccer field
Electra's hybrid-electric EL9 uses blown lift to take off in 150 feet - here's the physics and why it could reshape regional flight.
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Aviation technology analysis with Vector. Electric aircraft, avionics advances, eVTOL certification, satellite connectivity, and the engineering innovations shaping the future of flight.
Vast's Haven-1 and the week the first commercial space station goes vertical for launch
Vast's Haven-1, the first privately owned space station, is in ground testing in Long Beach ahead of its planned crewed Falcon 9 launch.
Boom Supersonic, the XB-1 demonstrator, and the bet that you can build a Concorde without a country behind you
How Boom Supersonic's XB-1 became the first American civil jet to break the sound barrier - and why the real test is the engine.
The Avidyne IFD five forty and the slide-in navigator that broke Garmin's grip on the panel
How the Avidyne IFD540's slide-in design challenged Garmin's grip on certified IFR navigators - and what it means for your panel upgrade.
WAAS and the LPV approach that turned a thirty-dollar GPS signal into an ILS for ten thousand airports
How WAAS turns ordinary GPS into ILS-grade LPV approaches at thousands of small airports - no ground equipment required.
Sierra Space's Dream Chaser and the runway-landing spaceplane lining up for its first flight to the station
Sierra Space's Dream Chaser spaceplane is finally nearing its first orbital flight - a runway-landing cargo vehicle decades in the making.
Whisper Aero and the electric ducted fan betting it can make an airplane quiet enough to disappear
Whisper Aero is attacking aircraft noise by shifting it above human hearing - here's the physics, the business, and why it matters for pilots.
FAA Part one oh eight and the week the beyond-visual-line-of-sight drone rule finally gets real
The FAA's Part 108 rule would make beyond-visual-line-of-sight drone flight routine - here's what it means for pilots.
The uAvionix AV-30 and the two-inch round display trying to replace the gauges your grandfather flew behind
The uAvionix AV-30 replaces aging vacuum gyros with a solid-state, two-inch display - here's what it does, costs, and where it falls short.
The next Starship test flight and the week ahead at Starbase, where SpaceX bets the whole rocket comes home
SpaceX's next Starship test flight is the biggest event in flight this week - here's what to watch and why it matters.
Garmin Smart Glide and the single button that flies your engine-out emergency while you find a runway
Garmin Smart Glide is a one-button avionics feature that flies your best glide and finds a runway during an engine-out emergency.
EHang's EH216-S and the autonomous air taxi already carrying passengers in China
EHang's EH216-S is the first passenger-carrying autonomous aircraft to earn a full type certificate, already flying tourists in China.
Joby Aviation and the six-rotor air taxi betting it can certify before anyone else
Why Joby Aviation leads the eVTOL race - and the battery, infrastructure, and certification hurdles still standing between its air taxi and paying passengers.
Joby Aviation and the five-seat air taxi closer to FAA type certification than any other eVTOL on the planet
Joby Aviation leads the eVTOL race with 1,000+ test flights, Toyota backing, and a five-seat air taxi nearing FAA certification.
Wisk Aero and the Boeing-backed air taxi that wants to fly without a pilot on board at all
Wisk Aero is building a fully autonomous electric air taxi backed by Boeing, with no pilot on board at all.
Airbus ZEROe and the hydrogen-powered airliner that could retire jet fuel by twenty thirty-five
Airbus ZEROe aims to deliver hydrogen-powered commercial aircraft by 2035, replacing jet fuel with a radical new energy source.
The Garmin GFC 500 autopilot and the envelope protection that used to cost a million dollars now sitting in a Cessna one seventy-two
The Garmin GFC 500 autopilot brings airline-grade envelope protection to piston singles for $17K–$28K installed.
Enhanced Flight Vision Systems and the FAA rule that lets you land when you cannot see the runway with your own eyes
EFVS lets pilots land using sensor imagery instead of natural vision, fundamentally changing how weather minimums work.
The Collins Aerospace Perigon flight deck and the clean-sheet avionics suite built for the next generation of cockpits
Collins Aerospace's Perigon flight deck is a clean-sheet avionics suite designed for next-generation cockpits, debuting on the Cessna Citation Ascend.
The Stratux open-source ADS-B receiver and the hundred-dollar build that changed how general aviation pilots see weather and traffic
Stratux is an open-source ADS-B In receiver you can build for about $100 that delivers the same free FAA weather and traffic data as commercial units costing five to ten times more.