AOPA (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association)
Harbour Air VP of Maintenance and Manufacturing Shawn Braiden discusses the eBeaver, a partnership between Harbour Air and magniX. They hope the eBeaver will be STC’d to be the first electric aircraft to carry passengers.
Videos
Quantum Navigation Could Revolutionize Aviation Safety
Mentour Now!
GPS navigation systems can be inaccessible or hacked via jamming and spoofing techniques, resulting in loss of life and property.
Inside the Wright “B” Flyer Look-alike
AOPA (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association)
A not-for-profit organization in Dayton, Ohio operates a Wright “B” Flyer look-alike called the “White Bird”. Listen in as chief pilot Richard Stepler talks about the airplane, and it’s similarities to the original design by Orville and Wilbur Wright.
Wright “B” Flyer, Inc.
A not-for-profit corporation that seeks to increase awareness of Dayton, Ohio, and the surrounding region as the Birthplace of Aviation.
Battery powered flights from Washington DC to LA. No longer a pipe dream?
Just Have a Think with Dave Borlace
Battery technology is developing at breathtaking speed all over the world, but China still leads the way. Now they’ve created batteries with such high energy density that they’re using them to develop a commercial aircraft with a range of 2,000 miles – enough for most commuter flights in the US or Europe. So, has battery chemistry reached yet another previously impossible milestone?
New 3D-Printed Active Fabric for Healthcare and Soft-Robotics
Scientists and engineers at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University has developed an innovative wearable fabric that is flexible but can stiffen on demand through a combination of geometric design, 3D printing, and robotic control, the new technology, RoboFabric, can be adapted for applications such as medical devices, soft robotics, drone limbs, or control surfaces of advanced design craft for water and air.