Record Participation Marks Sixth Year of VFS Design-Build-Vertical-Flight Student Competition FAIRFAX, VA, UNITED ...

Light aircraft manufacturer Flight Design announced Tuesday that it has passed an engineering audit conducted by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). Flight Design noted that ...

Electric propulsion systems continue to make strides forward in light aircraft, following the successful first flights of a new version from Flight Design and Siemens’ eAircraft division. A version of ...

German composite plane maker, Flight Design, will introduce a hybrid engine for light planes at the Aero Show in Friedrichshafen, Germany next month. The concept uses a Rotax engine in combination ...

OSHKOSH, Wisconsin -- Amid all the talk about electric airplanes here, one company has developed a hybrid motor for airplanes as an intermediate step to all-electric aircraft. German planemaker Flight ...

German light sport aircraft (LSA) manufacturer Flight Design is readying the first of three C4 production prototypes for its debut flight in the third quarter, as its first certificated aircraft ...

Light sport airplane maker Flight Design is taking a page out of the automotive marketing handbook and is offering a European delivery option. The German company builds the best-selling light sport ...

During a demonstration flight with pilot Tom Gutmann on 28 March, a tower controller at the bustling Lakeland Linder Regional airport in central Florida, home of the annual Sun 'n Fun general aviation ...

NASA is challenging middle school students to design the future of air transportation, and NASA software will put them to the test. NASA’s Future Flight Design Challenge, developed at NASA Ames ...

FLIGHT DESIGN, Germany filed for insolvency, citing non-payment of substantial amount by an international customer for its light sport aircraft. Did you know? Aviation Week has won top honors multiple ...