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Today in aviation history: First flight of the Consolidated XPY-1

On January 10, 1929, the Consolidated XPY-1 maritime flying boat made its first flight, marking an early step in U.S. Navy ...
The Aviationist

An Overview of the U.S. Army’s New Training Helicopter Competition

Bell, M1 and Lockheed Martin have been selected for the next phase of the U.S. Army’s Flight School Next competition. Let’s see what each proposal brings ...
FLYING Magazine

Joby Acquires New Facilities and Simulators as Air Taxi Launch Looms

Joby says a new 700,000-square-foot production facility in Dayton, Ohio, will enable production of four air taxis per month ...
IEEE

Model Predictive Torque Control with Flying Capacitor Voltage Balancing of 4L-NNPC Inverter Based PMSM Drive

Abstract: This paper presents a model predictive torque control (MPTC) for a four-level nested neutral point clamped (4L-NNPC) inverter-based permanent magnet synchronous (PMSM) drive. The proposed ...
Man of Many

World’s First Modern Flying Car Takes Flight and Enters Mass Production

The world’s first flying car has flown and is now being built. Alef Aeronautics’ Model A marks a shift from prototype to ...