Vertical Aerospace’s Tim Williams on the new VA-1X air taxi

Last week, British company Vertical Aerospace unveiled a new electric VTOL air taxi design, moving out of the realms of simple multicopters and into the efficient, complex, longer-range world of tilt-rotor aircraft.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, T… Continue reading Vertical Aerospace’s Tim Williams on the new VA-1X air taxi

The “perfect storm” behind Aerion’s supersonic business jet

Between Virgin Galactic, Boom, Spike and Aerion, a new crop of contenders are springing up to pick up where the Concorde left off, putting supersonic civilian flight back on the menu after nearly 20 years without it.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, … Continue reading The “perfect storm” behind Aerion’s supersonic business jet

ZeroAvia’s Val Miftakhov makes a compelling case for hydrogen aviation

Everybody but the oil companies wants electric aviation to take off as quickly as possible, if you’ll pardon the pun. The aviation industry is a huge polluter, and electric aircraft will not only be cleaner, but significantly cheaper in terms of energy… Continue reading ZeroAvia’s Val Miftakhov makes a compelling case for hydrogen aviation

Interview: Sony photo judge Robin Moon shares her own favorite shots

Robin Moon has a bunch of awards under her arm as a nature and wildlife photographer, and returned this year as a Nature category judge for the Sony Alpha Awards 2020. We thought it’d be interesting to ask her about her own favorite shots.Continue Read… Continue reading Interview: Sony photo judge Robin Moon shares her own favorite shots

Interview with Jona Christians, co-founder and CEO of Sono Motors

We’ve been following the progress of German startup Sono Motors since the first renders of its solar cell-packing Sion electric family car appeared in 2016. With a new prototype coming later this year, we emailed CEO Jona Christians for a catch up.Cont… Continue reading Interview with Jona Christians, co-founder and CEO of Sono Motors

Williams Advanced Engineering teases low-cost lightweight composites

What was once the offshoot of a Formula One team is now forging quite a separate path for itself. Williams Advanced Engineering is channeling its Formula E experience to focus quite heavily on two pillars: lightweighting and electrification, in the aut… Continue reading Williams Advanced Engineering teases low-cost lightweight composites