Test Flight
A220-100 starts flight tests with Delta Air Lines
aerobd.news : Delta Air Lines’ first A220-100 has taken its maiden flight, heralding the start of several months of flight testing and assembly before the airline becomes the first in
First production KC-390 makes maiden flight
aerobd.news : The first serial production KC-390, Embraer’s military transport jet, has successfully completed its maiden flight. The aircraft, which is for the Brazilian Air Force, will now join the
Zunum confirms flight testing schedule for hybrid-electric aircraft
aerobd.news : Zunum Aero has confirmed that flight testing for its first hybrid-electric regional aircraft, the ZA10, is on schedule to begin next year. The ZA10 is a 12-seat, hybrid-electric
Hawk T2 trainer jet passes hot weather trials
aerobd.news : A pair of Hawk T2 aircraft from the RAF’s IV Squadron have passed a series of planned exercises in temperatures reaching 44˚C (111˚F) to prove the aircraft’s capabilities
German researchers flight test retrofittable technologies to quieten airliners
aerobd.news : German aeronautical research organization DLR has test flown 10 noise-reducing technologies that could be retrofitted to commercial aircraft to reduce the noise they produce. The test flights were
German solar-electric aircraft performs autonomous flight test
aerobd.news : German company PC-Aero has started flight testing the autonomous systems of its high-altitude long endurance aircraft, the Elektra Two Solar Optionally Piloted System (OPS). The aircraft performed several
Russian Rostvertol Mi-26T2V helicopter makes maiden flight
aerobd.news : Rostvertol recently unveiled the Mi-26T2V helicopter, which has now made its first flight at the company’s flight test center. The Mi-26T2 is a modernized version of the Mi-26
US Navy tests F-35C from USS Abraham Lincoln
aerobd.news : Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft are conducting Operational Test-1 (OT-1) aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. The purpose of the testing is to evaluate
Norwegian navy tests helicopter/ship landings in the North Sea
aerobd.news : The Norwegian Navy has tested landing NH90 helicopters on the deck of its ships using a testing method devised by Dutch aerospace research company NLR. The testing strategy
Russian Helicopters completed tests of Ansat in high mountains
aerobd.news : Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) has successfully completed high mountain tests of Ansat light utility helicopter, proving its capability to operate in mountainous area
First ACJ320neo prepares for maiden flight
aerobd.news : Airbus has completed assembly of the first ACJ320neo and plans to conduct its first flight “in the coming weeks”. The aircraft has been fitted with CFM International LEAP-1A
Lockheed Martin to build and flight test quieter supersonic jet for NASA
aerobd.news : Lockheed Martin is to build and flight test a quieter supersonic aircraft in 2021, after it was awarded a US$248m contract by NASA. The Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator will be a
