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Australian company StopRotor Technology has taken a different approach with its Hybrid RotorWing design concept which features a main rotor that switches from fixed rotor to fixed wing in mid air.  <a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/hybrid-rotorwing-stop-rotor/27092/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div>   <div class="summary_item " data-article="27109"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/cessna-production-new-citation-x/27109/">New Citation X rolls out of the hangar to claim world's fastest business jet crown</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></div> <div class="date">April 17, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/cessna-production-new-citation-x/27109/#comments">3 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/cessna-production-new-citation-x/27109/pictures">5 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/cessna-production-new-citation-x/27109/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430002801im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/cessna-new-citation-x.jpg" title="Cessna employees celebrate the first production new Citation X" alt="Cessna employees celebrate the first production new Citation X"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Following its introduction in 1996, Cessna's Citation X quickly set numerous speed records to claim the title of the fastest operational business jet in the world. With the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/business-travel-at-800-mph--the-gulfstream-g650/9000/" target="_blank">Gulfstream G650</a> receiving its type certificate from the FAA in September 2012, Cessna lost that crown, but is set to reclaim it with the first production “new Citation X” rolling out the hangar door this week.  <a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/cessna-production-new-citation-x/27109/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="27068"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/evektor-sportsstar-epos/27068/">All-electric SportsStar EPOS makes maiden flight</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/author/james-holloway/">James Holloway</a></div> <div class="date">April 15, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/evektor-sportsstar-epos/27068/#comments">18 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/evektor-sportsstar-epos/27068/pictures">12 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/evektor-sportsstar-epos/27068/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430002801im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/evektor-sportstar-epos.jpg" title="The all-electric SportStar EPOS two-seater in flight" alt="The all-electric SportStar EPOS two-seater in flight"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Czech light aircraft specialist Evektor-Aerotechnik has announced the maiden flight of its all-electric SportStar EPOS two-seater airplane. On March 28, the EPOS made two back-to-back flights with a combined flight time of 30 minutes. The EPOS, the name of which derives from "electric-powered small aircraft," is powered by a single 50-kW Rotex Electric motor and features what its makers describe as a "new trapezoidal wing of extended span," which is 10.46 m (34.3 ft) tip to tip.  <a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/evektor-sportsstar-epos/27068/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="27066"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/x-48c-blended-wing-body-campaign-completed/27066/">X-48C Blended Wing Body aircraft flight testing campaign comes to a close</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></div> <div class="date">April 15, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/x-48c-blended-wing-body-campaign-completed/27066/#comments">11 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/x-48c-blended-wing-body-campaign-completed/27066/pictures">10 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/x-48c-blended-wing-body-campaign-completed/27066/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430002801im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/x-48c-bwb.jpg" title="The remotely operated X-48C Blended Wing Body aircraft lifts off Rogers Dry Lake at Edward..." alt="The remotely operated X-48C Blended Wing Body aircraft lifts off Rogers Dry Lake at Edward..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> The flight testing campaign of the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/nasa-x48c-blended-wing/26010/" target="_blank">X-48C Blended Wing Body</a> (BWB, aka Hybrid Wing Body) research aircraft kicked off on August 7, 2012, at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center. Eight months later the campaign has come to a close with the 30th and final flight carried out on April 12. NASA plans to use the data gathered over the campaign to aid in the design of future “green” airliners that are quieter and more fuel-efficient than conventional aircraft, while Boeing is touting the design's potential military applications.  <a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/x-48c-blended-wing-body-campaign-completed/27066/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="27061"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/energy-harvesting-module-aircraft-sensors/27061/">Self-powered aircraft sensors undergo flight tests</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/author/colin-dunjohn/">Colin Dunjohn</a></div> <div class="date">April 14, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/energy-harvesting-module-aircraft-sensors/27061/pictures">3 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/energy-harvesting-module-aircraft-sensors/27061/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430002801im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/self-powered-aricraft-monitoring.jpg" title="Test flights of the Vienna University of Technology/EADS thermoelectric Energy Harvesting ..." alt="Test flights of the Vienna University of Technology/EADS thermoelectric Energy Harvesting ..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> A European project to develop <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/self-powered-wireless-aircraft-sensors/18939/" target="_blank">self-powered sensors for monitoring aircraft integrity</a> is off the ground, with EADS Innovation Works and Vienna University of Technology reporting that the first test flights of the thermoelectric Energy Harvesting Modules have been carried out on an Airbus aircraft.  <a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/energy-harvesting-module-aircraft-sensors/27061/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="27043"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/bell-helicopter-v-280-valor-tiltrotor/27043/">Bell unveils V-280 Valor tiltrotor concept for U.S. Army program </a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></div> <div class="date">April 11, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/bell-helicopter-v-280-valor-tiltrotor/27043/#comments">23 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/bell-helicopter-v-280-valor-tiltrotor/27043/pictures">6 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/bell-helicopter-v-280-valor-tiltrotor/27043/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430002801im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/bell-v-280-valor-tiltrotor-5.jpg" title="The V-280 Valor tiltrotor is Bell Helicopter's concept for the U.S. Army's Joint Multi Rol..." alt="The V-280 Valor tiltrotor is Bell Helicopter's concept for the U.S. Army's Joint Multi Rol..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Bell Helicopter has thrown its tiltrotor hat into the ring for the U.S. Army’s Joint Multi Role (JMR)/Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program with the unveiling of its V-280 Valor tiltrotor concept at the 2013 Army Aviation Association of America's (AAAA) Annual Professional Forum and Exposition in Fort Worth, Texas. The aircraft is up against an <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/boeing-sikorsky-x2-based-proposal/26495/" target="_blank">X2-based design</a> from Boeing and Sikorsky, a coaxial design from AVX Aircraft, and a still unknown proposal from EADS.  <a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/bell-helicopter-v-280-valor-tiltrotor/27043/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="27028"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/dji-phantom-vision-zenmuse-quadcopter/27028/">DJI announces stabilized HERO mount, and camera-equipped Phantom quadcopter</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></div> <div class="date">April 11, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/dji-phantom-vision-zenmuse-quadcopter/27028/#comments">9 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/dji-phantom-vision-zenmuse-quadcopter/27028/pictures">5 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/dji-phantom-vision-zenmuse-quadcopter/27028/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430002801im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/zenmuse.jpg" title="The Phantom Vision comes with its own 1080p app-controlled video camera " alt="The Phantom Vision comes with its own 1080p app-controlled video camera "/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Well, that didn’t take long. Just this January, DJI Innovations released its GPS-enabled <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/dji-phantom-quadcopter/25672/" target="_blank">Phantom quadcopter</a>. Now, at this week’s National Association of Broadcasters show in Las Vegas, the company has unveiled a self-stabilizing camera mount that can be added to existing Phantoms, plus an upgraded Phantom that includes its own HD video camera. Additionally, DJI’s new iOS app allows users to view onboard video output in real time on their iPhone, iPad or iPod touch via Wi-Fi.  <a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/dji-phantom-vision-zenmuse-quadcopter/27028/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="26984"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/f-35b-night-vertical-landing/26984/">First night time vertical landing for F-35B</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></div> <div class="date">April 8, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/f-35b-night-vertical-landing/26984/#comments">8 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/f-35b-night-vertical-landing/26984/pictures">2 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/f-35b-night-vertical-landing/26984/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430002801im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/f-35b-night-landing.jpg" title="The F-35B comes in for its first night time vertical landing" alt="The F-35B comes in for its first night time vertical landing"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> After making its <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/f-35b-jsf-vertical-landing/14562/" target="_blank">first successful vertical landing</a> in 2010 and the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/f-35b-jsf-vertical-landing-at-sea/20051/" target="_blank">first at sea</a> in 2011 – both in the clear light of day – an F-35B Lightning II last week completed the first short takeoff and vertical landing under cover of darkness.  <a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/f-35b-night-vertical-landing/26984/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="26908"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/mit-ionocraft/26908/">MIT researchers study electro-hydrodynamic thrust</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">April 8, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/mit-ionocraft/26908/#comments">17 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/mit-ionocraft/26908/pictures">2 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/mit-ionocraft/26908/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430002801im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/ionocraft.png" title="An electrohydrodynamic lifter in action (Photo: Anonymous59.)" alt="An electrohydrodynamic lifter in action (Photo: Anonymous59.)"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Imagine an aircraft that is silent, invisible to infrared detectors, has zero emissions and can hover in an eerie manner that helicopters can’t. Now imagine it coming from technology currently used to suck dust out of living room air. That’s what a team of researchers at MIT is doing. They've conducted a study that indicates that ionic thrusters, currently a science fair curiosity, might one day take to the skies.  <a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/mit-ionocraft/26908/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="26956"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/boeing-battery-final-certification-test/26956/">Boeing completes final certification test of new 787 battery system</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">April 5, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/boeing-battery-final-certification-test/26956/#comments">8 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/boeing-battery-final-certification-test/26956/pictures">9 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/boeing-battery-final-certification-test/26956/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430002801im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/boeing-battery.jpg" title="The 787 Dreamliner used in the test" alt="The 787 Dreamliner used in the test"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> On Friday, Boeing completed the final certification test required by the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for approval of the company’s <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/787-lithium-ion-safety/26676/" target="_blank">lithium-ion battery modifications</a> for the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430002801/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/787/" target="_blank">787 Dreamliner</a> aircraft. 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