Test Flight

Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group awarded Boeing Performance Excellence Award
aerobd.news : Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group today announced that it has received a 2016 Boeing Performance Excellence Award. Marshall designs and manufactures the auxiliary fuel tank system for the

First ever manned test flight for Passenger Drone
#aerobd.news : First ever manned test flight for Passenger Drone. Amazing performance, stability and pilot satisfaction.

Russian Helicopters to test Ka-226T in Iran
aerobd.news : The Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) together with Iran Helicopters Support and Renewal Company (IHSRC) will test the light utility helicopter Ka-226T for its

NASA conducts ‘out of sight’ drone tests
aerobd.news : The ‘out of sight’ tests, led by NASA in coordination with the FAA and several partners, were the latest waypoint in solving the challenge of drones flying beyond

CH-53K completes initial operational testing
aerobd.news : Lockheed Martin announced on October 21 that the CH-53K King Stallion has successfully completed initial operational testing by the US Marine Corps to verify the key capabilities of

Bell 525 flight test vehicle crashes
aerobd.news : Bell Helicopter has confirmed its experimental twin-engine Bell Helicopter 525 Relentless crashed on July 6 in Texas while performing flight test operations, resulting in the death of the

Bell Helicopter Announces Program Relocations to Optimize Manufacturing Capabilities
AeroBD | The AERO news Company…: Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announces plans to relocate several programs in order to optimize manufacturing capabilities across multiple Bell Helicopter

Hypersonic test flight success
AeroBD | The AERO news Company…: The Australian Defence Science and Technology Group and the US Air Force Research Laboratory successfully completed an experimental hypersonic flight out of the Woomera

Maiden Flight of Prototype 2 for Marenco SKYe SH09
AeroBD | The AERO news Company…: The anticipated maiden flight for Prototype Two (P2) of the Marenco Swisshelicopter SKYe SH09 started at 17:24 on February 26th, 2016 in Mollis, Switzerland. This

Fuel efficiency testing on MC-130J
AeroBD | The AERO news Company…: Although commercial aviation adopted winglets years ago, the US Air Force transport fleet has many aircraft that could benefit from the improved fuel efficiency that

Lightweight F-35 helmet tests begin
AeroBD | The AERO news Company… : The F-35 joint program office will begin testing the first prototype of the new, lightweight Generation III helmet in late March, and hope to

Second CH-53K enters testing program
AeroBD | The AERO news Company… : Sikorsky’s second flight test CH-53K King Stallion helicopter made its first flight in late January this year, it was announced last week (March 14,