Wed, Mar 08, 2023
The latest and most highly-sophisticated iteration of an eVTOL racer is Alauda Aeronautics’s Airspeeder Mk4, a swift machine with a top-speed of 196-knots.
The 2,094-pound Mk4 is powered by a 1,340-brake-horsepower Thunderstrike Hydrogen Turbogenerator that feeds electrical power to the vehicle’s batteries and motors. The turbogenerator comprises in part a 3D-printed combustor developed for the rocket engines peculiar to the orbital space industry. Following a test-firing of the Raptor rocket engines by which its Super Heavy booster is powered, SpaceX is making ready to fly its much-anticipated Starship. The test-firing was a near-complete success as 31 of the Super Heavy booster’s 33 rocket engines ignited and throttled-up nominally. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has been awarded a $25,000 EPA grant under the auspices of the agency’s People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) program. The Embry-Riddle student group to which the grant was awarded is studying means by which UAS may be employed to help to improve air-quality. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-NextGen!!!
Airborne-NextGen 02.28.23 is chock full of info in this Weekly News Episode, Tuesday, February 28th, 2023... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Holland Lee, Sophie Hurlock, Brianne Cross, Christopher Odom, and Laura Hutson, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, and Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, this episode covers:
- Airspeeder Reveals MK4 Racer
- Possible Date Set for SpaceX Starship Launch
- Embry-Riddle Group Secures EPA Grant
- Collins to Produce Lilium Jet Sidestick Controllers
- Ameriflight Branches Out Into Automated, On-Demand VTOL Ops
- California College Offering Drone Pilot Apprenticeships
- UND Adds Aerospace Engineering Degree
Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be sure to join us again next week for the next edition of "Airborne-NextGen" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, next week!
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