‘Investment and strategic collaboration' is intended to support the design of the company's Z4.

JetZero is working on the subscale BWB aircraft demonstrator, named “Pathfinder,” while Northrop Grumman’s Scaled Composites division is fabricating the full-size airplane and has already produced ...

The most recent global market forecasts from Boeing and Airbus project demand for more than 43,000 new commercial aviation airplanes over the next two decades. But according to Aleksey Matyushev, ...

Horizon is a name worth remembering, and if you hadn't heard about this Californian aircraft before, you'll likely be impressed at least by its ambitious goal, if not by its qualities. The makers of ...

Aviation is moving toward a leaner, greener, and more efficient future of flying thanks to Cranfield's groundbreaking blended wing research.

Horizon Aircraft's Cavorite X7 eVTOL successfully completes stable wing transition, pioneering a novel fan-in-wing design for hybrid aircraft. Horizon Aircraft has announced a significant milestone ...

Boeing and NASA have taken the wraps off the X-48C, a modified variant of the blended wing body sub-scale demonstrator aimed at proving ultra-low noise targets for future transports including ...

The first commuter aircraft, powered by super-efficient hybrid-electric propulsion systems, could be taking their first paying passengers sometime in 2027. Part 3 provides an engineer’s-eye ...

Faced with climate urgency and the ambitious net-zero targets for 2050, the aviation industry is undergoing a profound transformation. Innovations in energy optimization, sustainable fuels, and ...

Horizon Aircraft's Cavorite X7 already sported a radical design, even within the wild world of hybrid eVTOLs. That design has now been updated, however, for enhanced aerodynamics, cruising performance ...

Europe wants to have fully operational regional aircraft with hybrid-electric propulsion by 2035. A significant grant was recently awarded via the Clean Aviation program to a consortium led by ...

As US-based aerospace manufacturer Natilus secures US$28 million in additional financing, the company has revealed the latest supersized version of its Horizon blended-wing airliner that upgrades the ...