Aerospace America reports that Electra.aero debuted its Goldfinch two-seat hybrid-electric demonstrator which the company hopes will put “it on the path toward completing a nine-passenger commercial version in time to enter service in 2028.” Electra Founder and CEO John Langford said the commercial version of the aircraft will be able to “get in and out of the Wall Street heliport and have a range of 500 miles with its full payload.” Langford said that Electra will only need 150 feet of runway to take off or land in most circumstances, and never more than 300 feet. MIT Aeronautics Professor John Hansman will pilot the Goldfinch on its first flight from Manassas Regional Airport in a few weeks, where Electra is based. Electra has “planned hundreds of test flights from Manassas and other locations.”
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2023 AIAA AVIATION Forum Adds Prominent Speakers
June 1, 2023 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) announced the addition of several prominent industry professionals and government officials to its 2023 AIAA AVIATION Forum, 12–16 June, San Diego. The five-day program will address the theme, “Revolutionary Leaps Toward a New Age of Aviation.”
On Tuesday, 13, June, 0800 hrs PT, Alan Weston, CEO, LTA Research and Exploration, will deliver the day’s keynote address, “Airships: A Sustainable Path to Decarbonizing Transportation and Complementing Humanitarian Aid.” Other new speakers added include:
- Pat Anderson, CTO, VerdeGo
- Natalya Bailey, Chief Operating Officer, Curated Innovation
- Sean Black, Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer & Chief Engineer, Spirit AeroSystems
- Kevin Bowcutt, Senior Technical Fellow and Chief Scientist of Hypersonics, The Boeing Company
- Mina Cappuccio, Deputy Manager for University Innovation Project, NASA Ames Research Center
- Skye Carapetyan, Aircraft Sales & Business Development – Infrastructure, BETA Technologies
- John Deruchie, Chief – Regional Engineering, Transport Canada
- John Katsoudas, Founder & CEO, Influent Energy
- John Morgenstern, Head of Aerodynamics and Boom, Exosonic
- Carie Mullins, Director of Analytics, BryceTech
- Tony Mumford, Principal Flight Sciences Engineer, Overair
- Khin Paing, Vice President of Program Management, Skygrid
- Lisa Peterson, Vice President, Business Development, AURA Network Systems
- Dan Sloat, Founder & President, Advanced Air Mobility Institute
- Jimmy Smith, Unmanned Systems Representative, National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA)
- Jia Xu, CTO and Senior Director of Engineering, Unmanned Aerial Systems / Urban Air Mobility, Honeywell Aerospace
Registration for the 2023 AIAA AVIATION Forum is open. Journalists who wish to cover the forum can request a Press Pass here.
For the most up-to-date program and registration information, visit aiaa.org/aviation.
Media Contact: Rebecca B. Gray, [email protected], 804-397-5270 cell
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Boeing Unveils Updated Valkyrie at AIAA SciTech Forum in San Diego
Air Force Magazine reported that The Boeing Company “has revealed an updated concept for its Valkyrie reusable, unmanned hypersonic aircraft that indicates new design approaches for inlets and shaping.” The revised Valkyrie was shown “in the form of a model at [last] week’s American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics [SciTech] meeting in San Diego.” The aircraft “shows several design departures and revisions from Boeing’s previous concept, made public in 2018.”
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