Railway Age

Fortis Prototype Fabrication and Testing

Written by Przemyslaw Rakoczy, Senior Research Engineer, ENSCO, Inc., and Matthew Dick, P.E., Chief of Strategy & Development, ENSCO, Inc. TTC OPERATED BY ENSCO, RAILWAY AGE APRIL 2023 ISSUE: Discover ...
The Aviationist

Northrop Grumman Releases First 360° Video Of Giant Manta Ray Underwater Drone Testing

The video shows the prototype during in-water testing, performing some diving and resurfacing maneuvers as part of the submerged operations’ testing. After the first photos released last month, ...
YouTube on MSN

Prototype Test Car Pushed to the Absolute Limit Nürburgring Factory Run

It’s all about manufacturer testing on the Nürburgring Nordschleife. While this year was a bit quieter in terms of prototype testing, with brands like Lamborghini and Bugatti missing, there was still ...
Business Wire

Vertical Aerospace Unveils Most Advanced and Powerful Full-scale VX4 Prototype Ahead of Flight Test Programme

Vertical’s most advanced full-scale prototype is key step towards certification of aircraft. 60% of this prototype’s technology is from Vertical’s strategic aerospace partners GKN Aerospace, Hanwha, ...
Flightglobal

Archer reveals Midnight prototype, certification-test variant still incomplete

Start-up Archer Aviation has finished assembling a prototype of its in-development electric air taxi Midnight and aims to begin flight testing the aircraft this summer. The prototype is not, however, ...
Purdue University

Scramjet prototype tests Purdue hypersonics additive-manufacturing capabilities

At the PARI Hypersonics Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center (HAMTC), from left: Nate Humbert, lead additive manufacturing engineer, GE Additive; Will DeVerter, aeronautics and astronautics ...
GeekWire

Radian Aerospace completes its first round of ground testing for prototype space plane

Radian Aerospace’s subscale prototype for its Radian One space plane sits on a runway in the United Arab Emirates. (Radian Aerospace Photo) Seattle-based Radian Aerospace has finished the first round ...
Electrek

Overair completes assembly of its first full-scale Butterfly eVTOL prototype, will begin flight testing

Advanced air mobility startup Overair is celebrating a significant milestone this morning, completing its first full-scale Butterfly eVTOL prototype ahead of flight testing in 2024. With its unique ...
Flightglobal

Second VX4 prototype nears completion as Vertical eyes resumption of flight testing

Vertical Aerospace expects to complete its second VX4 prototype “in the coming weeks”, leading to the restart of its flight-test programme in the second quarter. UK-based start-up Vertical has already ...
GM Authority

Next-Gen 2027 Silverado Prototype Spied Testing With Bed Cap

Development of the next-generation 2027 Chevy Silverado 1500 is well underway, and now, GM Authority has new spy photos capturing a 2027 Silverado prototype outfitted with am interesting new feature – ...
Seeking Alpha

Vertical Aerospace Doubles Flight Test Capacity With Final Prototype

Final prototype to expand flight test capacity and enable public demonstrations Initial all-electric testing ahead of hybrid-electric flights in 2026 Vertical progresses towards full piloted ...