Aircraft

The world's first successful flight of an all-electric commercial aircraft was completed today as a modified six-passenger DHC-2 de Havilland Beaver took to the skies over British Columbia.

Boeing's 737 MAX 10 airliner had a quiet rollout on Friday at the company's facility in Renton, Washington. The largest variant of the 737 MAX line was unveiled before the aircraft goes on to a series of system checks and engine runs.

Cranfield Aerospace has received a £9-million (US$11.6-million) grant to convert a Britten-Norman (B-N) Islander into a hybrid-electric aircraft using an environmentally friendly propulsion kit that can be retrofitted.

Airbus' new fello-fly demonstrator project will test the idea that two commercial aircraft flying in tandem can boost flight efficiency while reducing emissions, based on the technique used by flocks of birds.

As the largest aircraft ever built by Gulfstream, the new G700 business jet boasts a 103-ft wingspan and a roomy 57-ft long cabin with up to five living areas, plus a six-place dining area and a master suite with a shower.

Scientists at North Carolina State University have determined that a new composite metal foam should outperform aluminum when used in the construction of aircraft wings.

Sikorsky has debuted the Raider X light attack reconnaissance helicopter, its entrant in the Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft Competitive Prototype program, which is also being contested by Bell, AVX Aircraft, Boeing, and Karem Aircraft.

NASA has taken delivery of its first all-electric X-plane. The first of three configurations of the X-57 Maxwell will be used for ground testing of the cruise electric propulsion system.

A medium-sized drone powered by a microturbine engine has completed its maiden flight at Griffiss International Airport in Rome, New York.

Boeing has begun construction of Japan's first KC-46A Pegasus next-generation air tanker, laying down an 82.4-ft (25-m) wing spar.

The USAF recently unveiled a modification of its B-1B Lancer bomber that will allow it to one day carry hypersonic missiles.

The first PowerUp kit added an electric propeller to paper planes. Well, the latest version reportedly allows all sorts of things to fly.