The facility will enable the company to accelerate production and reduce delivery times for both its uncrewed cargo eVTOL and ...

Light sport aircraft can be lighter-than-air craft, weight-shift aircraft (like trikes), gyroplanes, and powered parachutes. The new category, Light Sport Aircraft, is restricted to two kinds of ...

In 2018, small airplanes became more accessible than ever before, with many options now available for aviation enthusiasts.

While light sport aircraft are limited to 120 knots in level flight, their cruise speeds can still vary depending on loads and aerodynamic considerations. These considerations are also likely to ...

Light Sport Aircraft can be flown with a sport (rather than private) pilot certificate, which takes about half the time to earn, and that helps to open the world of aviation to a larger class of ...

However, the one aircraft that the US FAA hasn't allowed into the sport category has been helicopters. This changed on July 19, 2023, when the agency announced that its new Modernization of ...

Light-sport aircraft are currently limited to 45 knots CAS at the aircraft’s maximum certificated takeoff weight and most critical center of gravity.

AIR, a specialist OEM of midsize eVTOLs, today announced the launch of a new, state-of-the-art 32,000 square foot facility in ...

Although I had seen the aircraft in person at Sun ’n Fun, it looked much smaller sitting on the ramp next to the usual Cessna ...

This leap into the U.S. market is being helmed by SilverLight Aviation founder Abid Farooqui. Farooqui is well-regarded in ...