Aviation Technology Cockpit Lift 
Aerotime
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
According to the company, on each occasion, the aircraft lifted off and transitioned into a seamless and stable hover. This milestone marked the first time that such a feat has been achieved in a fully conforming, triply-redundant production aircraft without any backup conventional controls in the cockpit.
Vintage Aviation News
MAY 2, 2025
Since the 1940s, Dryden has been a hub for cutting-edge flight testing, contributing significantly to the development of modern aviation technologies. The door to the cockpit area is open, showing a view of the ladder that folds down to be used by the pilots to enter and leave the area. NASA Photo
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Vintage Aviation News
OCTOBER 18, 2024
Storo lifted the British fighter into the air for the first time on June 28, 2022, from Tillamook Municipal Airport near his home. “Sitting so high up and trying to look down inside the cockpit for the airspeed is nearly impossible. At that point, you’re simply looking down the runway, and then it lifts off.
Vintage Aviation News
OCTOBER 7, 2024
The contract for building Stipa’s design was given to Caproni in 1932, as the Italian government was seeking ways to showcase Italian aviation technology. Additionally, the aircraft had low, fixed, spatted main landing gear and a tailwheel with twin open cockpits. The Stipa-Caproni in flight.
Airspeed Junkie
AUGUST 27, 2024
Airbus A350 | Features, Comfort & Efficiency The Airbus A350, launched in 2015, represents the cutting edge of aviation technology. The common cockpit design allows pilots to transition between different Airbus aircraft with minimal additional training, enhancing operational flexibility.
Aerotime
JUNE 1, 2025
In 1923, Spanish engineer Juan de la Cierva came up with a rather revolutionary idea: an aircraft that could use an unpowered rotor at the top to generate lift, while relying on an engine-driven propeller for thrust. He called it an autogiro, later anglicized to autogyro (and also often referred to as gyroplane).
Aerotime
MAY 21, 2024
The high-speed vertical lift X-plane concept developed by Aurora Flight Sciences has reached the preliminary design phase. This progress comes after completing a conceptual design review for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) program, Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT).
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