Tag: eVTOL
The End of the Runway for Boeing in China
A COMAC C919 rolls to the end of the runway at Shanghai Pudong, a clean-lined aircraft shimmering in the haze as ground crews finish their checks. In the background, a row of pristine Boeing 737 MAX aircraft sit unused, tails high, their future uncertain. The scene is an imagined one, … [continued]
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XPENG Enters Poland
XPENG continues its broad, rapid expansion around the globe, perhaps not as fast as BYD, but not too far behind. The latest market XPENG has entered is a close one to me. It’s Poland, which is where my wife is from, where I lived for 11 years, and where my … [continued]
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XPENG Enters UK, Ireland, & Finland
XPENG has now come to the UK, and Ireland, and Finland. The XPENG G6, a highly competitive new electric SUV or crossover, is now available in the UK. Perhaps most notably, the G6 is priced starting at just £39,990. That’s less than the cheapest Tesla Model Y. To start, 20 … [continued]
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Airbus Drops Hydrogen As Aviation Industry Admits It Won’t Fly
Hydrogen’s hoped for role in aviation dates back to the mid-20th century, when researchers began exploring its potential as an alternative to conventional jet fuel. In 1957, engineers at Lockheed and Boeing investigated hydrogen propulsion as part of Cold War efforts to develop high-altitude, long-endurance aircraft. In 1959, a modified … [continued]
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Dwindling List Of EVTOL Firms Shrinks Further
The inevitable is occurring in the dead end space of Jetsons urban air mobility fantasies. Two more origami rotorcraft have left the vertiport for the great airplane graveyard in the sky as Volocopter disappears and Airbus drops its program. Volocopter was founded in 2011 in Bruchsal, Germany. Initially named e-Volo, … [continued]
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