A Cessna Grand Caravan equipped with a MagniX propulsion system flies over Moses Lake, Washington for a flight test. (MagniX via YouTube) MagniX, based in Everett, Washington, will receive $ 74.3 million from NASA over the next five years to demonstrate electric propulsion technologies for aircraft. The fixed price / cost-sharing price is awarded through … Read more
Archer Aviation is demanding US $ 1 billion in damages from Wisk Aero, according to court records on Tuesday, significantly escalating the ongoing legal battle between the two air taxi rivals. Wisk “carried out a knowingly bogus out-of-court smear campaign that projected independent defamatory statements about Archer into the world,” the file said. On this … Read more
A team led by Washington State University has developed a process to turn polyethylene or number 1 plastic bottles into jet fuel. (Michael Coghlan photo via Creative Commons) Humans produce more than 6 billion tons of plastic each year, and its buildup in landfills and oceans is viewed by many as an environmental crisis. Only … Read more