Gallery: New Business Aircraft, AAM Vehicles Debut At AirVenture 2023
July 24, 2023
Beechcraft Denali
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Oshkosh, WI
Textron Aviation debuted its Beechcraft Denali, a clean-sheet design single-engine turboprop, at EAA AirVenture 2023 in Oshkosh. Certification is slated for 2025.
Denali Flight Deck
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Oshkosh, WI
The Garmin G3000 avionics suite of the Beechcraft Denali will come with integrated autothrottle and Autoland capability as standard equipment.
Honda Aircraft’s HondaJet Elite II is making its debut at a U.S. public airshow at AirVenture. The HondaJet Elite II has an extended range of up to 1,547 nm (2,490 km) and includes integrated ground spoilers for takeoff and landing field performance.
Mentoring Student Pilots
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Oshkosh, WI
Tecnam's P-Mentor is designed as a trainer for pilots working on their instrument flight rules rating. The Italian-built aircraft has a maximum cruise speed of 117 kt. and a range of 730 nm. The P-Mentor is powered by a 100-hp. Rotax 912iSc engine that Tecnam says has the lowest fuel consumption and CO2 emissions available.
Boeing subsidiary Wisk Aero's Series Six four-person, autonomous air taxi is making its AirVenture debut. The aircraft has six forward and six after propellers. The aft propellers rotate for takeoff and landing but align and lock in position during cruise.
Look, No Flight Controls
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Oshkosh, WI
Wisk Aero's air taxi will have no flight controls from the outset because it will fly autonomously with human oversight. The company says devoting a quarter of the seating to a pilot would make for an untenable business model. Passengers will be able to keep track of their flight on the moving map display.
Hybrid-Electric Approach
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Oshkosh, WI
The Cassio 330 will be VoltAero's first in a planned family of hybrid-electric aircraft. The five-seat 330 will have a 330-kW propulsion system. Electric motors will turn its rear-mounted propeller during taxi, takeoff, primary flight and landing. On flights longer than 150 km. (93 mi.), its internal combustion engine will recharge batteries. The engine also can serve as a backup in case of problems with the electric propulsion system. The company brought a full-size mockup to Oshkosh as it works toward first flight by the end of this year on the initial test aircraft in Europe.
