A cargo aircraft has completed a week of flights without anyone on board from a working Louisiana airport, demonstrating how autonomous deliveries could become part of everyday aviation while highlighting the regulatory and commercial work still ahead. What Happened? California-based Elroy Air announced on 2 September that its Chaparral aircraft […]
Posted in News Also tagged Aircraft, PilotlessThe largest battery-electric aircraft ever flown has completed its first successful flight, demonstrating that electric propulsion can now operate at something approaching commercial-airliner scale while highlighting both the enormous potential and the significant limitations still facing cleaner regional aviation. A Record-Breaking First Flight Heart Aerospace’s X1 demonstrator, developed by the […]
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