LE BOURGET—Safran Helicopter Engines will develop a 600-kW turbogenerator for U.S. startup Electra.aero’s prototype nine-passenger hybrid-electric short-takeoff-and-landing (eSTOL) aircraft. Unveiled ...
LONDON—Hill Helicopters, the UK startup developing the HX/HC50 single-engine light helicopter, has further delayed a planned first engine run of its independently developed GT50 turbine powerplant.
China has pushed a new piece of aviation hardware through one of the harshest trials in the business, proving that its first homegrown 1,200 kilowatt turboprop can roar to life in deep subzero ...
UK rotorcraft start-up Hill Helicopters has further delayed the first flight of its developmental HX50 light-single, pushing back the milestone until late 2026. Issues completing the parallel ...