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• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
Brisbane-based aircraft developer Stralis will close weeks after completing its first hydrogen-electric taxi test using a Beech A36 Bonanza on July 29, 2026. The company said it could not close the gap between demonstrating the technology and achieving commercial readiness quickly enough to sustain the business.
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Brisbane-based aircraft developer Stralis will close weeks after completing its first hydrogen-electric taxi test using a Beech A36 Bonanza on July 29, 2026. The company said it could not close the gap between demonstrating the technology and achieving commercial readiness quickly enough to sustain the business.
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A Cessna pilot died when the aircraft collided near a runway with a hovering Pennsylvania State Police helicopter at Carlisle airport. Two troopers aboard the helicopter survived, while federal investigators recovered intact data cards from both aircraft to support the crash investigation.
Security and body-camera footage shows a Cessna 150 veering from the runway and colliding with a Pennsylvania State Police Bell 407 helicopter hovering in the infield at Carlisle Airport. The small-plane pilot was killed, while two state troopers aboard the helicopter were injured.
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A civilian-contracted charter aircraft crashed near a remote military radar installation in western Alaska, killing all eight people aboard, including two pilots and six passengers. U.S. aviation authorities are investigating the crash, which occurred near a military airstrip.
Australian start-up Stralis Aircraft has ended plans to develop hydrogen propulsion conversions for Beechcraft Bonanza and 1900D aircraft, citing a lack of funding. The decision removes another early-stage effort from the emerging hydrogen-electric aviation sector and underscores the financing challenges facing alternative-propulsion programs.
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A Cessna 150 collided with a Pennsylvania State Police Bell 407 while landing at Carlisle Regional Airport, killing the airplane pilot and injuring two state troopers aboard the helicopter. Authorities are investigating the fatal runway-area collision, described by police as violent.
Russia’s United Engine has completed design documentation for a prototype VK-1600S turboprop and is preparing a demonstrator. Derived from the Klimov VK-1600S helicopter engine, the powerplant is intended for smaller aircraft, including a modernized Antonov An-2.
A Cirrus Vision Jet collided with construction equipment while attempting to take off from Driggs-Reed Memorial Airport in Idaho. At least one passenger was injured and hospitalized, highlighting the operational and safety risks posed by active construction activity around general aviation airports.
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