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Conversation

The view from 50,000 feet: aviation’s biggest challenges

October 2024

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News

Toyota’s spending on Joby seen as validating air taxis in general

By Paul Brinkmann

October 15, 2024

Certification of the company’s S4 electric aircraft could be in financial reach

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R & D

Extravehicular activities, then and now

By Cat Hofacker

October 2024

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Q & A

Hypersonics sage

October 2024

Mark Lewis, CEO of the Purdue Applied Research Institute

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October 2024 Issue

October 2024 All Issues

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Bulletin

October 2024 AIAA Bulletin

October 2024

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Jahniverse

A preventable Black Swan: incompatible tech in spaceflight

By Moriba Jah

October 2024

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Flight Path

Shaping the Future of Aerospace Together

By Clay Mowry

October 2024

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Engineering Notebook

Making a new motor for hypersonics

By Keith Button

October 2024

Hypersonic weapons and experimental versions share something in common: They must be boosted up to high speeds so that tests can begin or hypersonic weapons can be released. Keith Button spoke to aerospace engineers who think they have a better motor for these jobs.

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News

Contestants in this emergency response competition just learned what their aircraft must do

By Paul Brinkmann

August 1, 2024

At stake is a total of $2 million in cash prizes

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Advanced air mobility

A charging network for air taxis begins to take shape in U.S.

By Paul Brinkmann

July 19, 2024

BETA Technologies has the most stations; Joby Aviation says it has a different strategy

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Additive manufacturing

Site visit: The air taxi developer’s ‘Disneyland’

By Paul Brinkmann

May 9, 2024

Wichita State institute aids companies with rapid prototyping and manufacturing

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Commercial Aircraft

Here’s what it’s like to fly a novel aircraft for the first time

By Paul Brinkmann

January 18, 2024

Pilots from BETA Technologies, Electra and Samson Sky spoke to us

Interest grows in hybrid-electric flight

By Paul Brinkmann

Targeting net-zero 2050 with a better engine core

By Keith Button

Fast action on climate means picking the right mitigations

The end of an era

By Jonathan O'Callaghan

The big question: Is it time to regulate commercial human spaceflight?

By Debra Werner

Commercial space trailblazer

By Jonathan Coopersmith

What moonquakes can tell us

By Keith Button

Why Europa?

By Jon Kelvey

VIPER’s AI assistant

By Keith Button