Maglev Aero unveils its ultra quiet revolutionary eVTOL propulsion system
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Flying cars seem to be a way off still but eVTOL aircraft are popping up everywhere so companies are working on ever better propulsion systems for them. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about...
The USAF’s Project VENOM is turning old F-16’s into drone wingmen
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF In military terms over match refers to military superiority, and the US is worried it’s loosing its over match capability to China. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch...
Hermeus’s first of a kind Chimera engine switches from supersonic to hypersonic
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF So far noone has cracked the ability to switch an engine from supersonic to hypersonic. That’s now solved. Let the hypersonic era commence! Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, ...
DARPA’s unveils its revolutionary CRANE X-Plane with no moving parts
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Flaps and aerlons create drag and increase fuel consumption on planes, but what if you didn’t need any of that? Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my...
Jetopera’s bladeless eVTOL aircraft targets 0.8 Mach
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Bladeless VTOL aircraft make a lot more sense than prop based ones, but getting the technology right is very hard. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my...
Rolls Royce successfully runs a converted aircraft engine on Hydrogen
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF If you want to decarbonise air travel then you need new, or modified engines, that can run on new fuels like Hydrogen. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch...
This Mach 5 jet from Hermeus could be the first to have a 3D printed body
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF 3D printing is a revolutionary manufacturing technology, and it is already transforming everything from materials, food, and human organ transplants, to everyday items. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, ...
Open fan engine prototype helps Airbus cut 20 percent of aircraft emissions
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Airbus is exploring the technologies of the past and future to help it create zero emissions aircraft and this latest engine prototype helps save 20% of emissions. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, subscribe to the podcast, future proof yourself with courses...
Airbus uses the giant A380 to test its first prototype Hydrogen jet engines
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Hydrogen fuel is seen as the aviation industries only route to true zero emissions flight, and Airbus are leading the way. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, subscribe to the podcast, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential...
This new silent drone flies using ionic propulsion and nothing but ionised air
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF If you think planes need fuel to fly then ionic propulsion will make you think again … Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. A while...
A new ultra lightweight hydrogen fuel tank could make jet fuel obsolete
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Hydrogen fuels tanks aren’t sexy but if you want to replace jet fuel with greener energy alternatives then making them light is crucial, so this is a milestone. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read...
China plays catch up as AI trounces PLA’s best fighter pilots in simulated combat
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Every country says they will never engage in fully autonomous war or develop fully autonomous military AI, but frankly that’s . Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and...
Wright to make a 100 seater electric aircraft powered by Aluminium by 2026
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Aluminium Air batteries have way much more energy density than even Hydrogen, and now one startup aircraft manufacturer’s ready to bet on the technology. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and...
Rolls Royce’s electric plane smashes multiple world records
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Future aircraft will be powered by “greener” fuels, from ammonia and electricity to hydrogen, and their rate of development is accelerating – literally. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, ...
Designer Bonikowski’s electric jet concept uses air friction to generate its energy
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As we see breakthroughs in materials and control systems this concept might just be possible … Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. So far we’ve seen all kinds of new aircraft propulsion...
United bets on a supersonic future with $3 Billion Boom order
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Supersonic travel is coming back after companies found ways to make it commercially viable after the death of Concorde … Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. United Airlines is jumping into the potential...
Worlds first oblique detention engine could unlock Mach 17 aircraft
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF In the future everything is fast, really really fast … Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. The future seems full of planes, trains, and even submarines, that can travel at supersonic or...
The world’s first active duty military AI co-pilot just got its next mission
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF First AI helped control aircraft avionics, then it took on missions, and it won’t be soon before it replaces military pilots altogether. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Recently Artificial Intelligence (AI)...
World first as AI officially joins the crew onboard a US military jet
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Humans will increasingly be working with and alongside AI’s – and the military is no exception. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. In a major technological leap forward for national defense in...
Boom supersonic unveil their first prototype commercial aircraft
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF We used to be able to travel supersonic, before the Concorde program was scrapped, but now those days are returning. Interested in the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from our XPotential Academy, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. The days of supersonic travel...
