https://it-news.uk/tags/aviation/ Recent content in Aviation on IT News Hugo en-us Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://it-news.uk/posts/german-quantum-systems-battery-electric-aircraft-speed-record/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://it-news.uk/posts/german-quantum-systems-battery-electric-aircraft-speed-record/ <p>A German drone company just pushed battery-electric flight into territory that sounded like science fiction five years ago.</p> <p>Quantum Systems announced Sunday that its technology demonstrator, the Apex Recordhunter, hit 699 km/h during an internal straight-line level flight test. That&rsquo;s faster than any battery-electric aircraft has ever flown — at least unofficially.</p> https://it-news.uk/posts/china-aee25-aviation-electric-engine-delivery-record-torque-density/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:44:00 +0800 https://it-news.uk/posts/china-aee25-aviation-electric-engine-delivery-record-torque-density/ <p>China has achieved a major milestone in electric aviation propulsion. The AEE25 aviation electric engine, independently developed by the AECC Aero Engine Control System Institute (AECC AECSI), completed its first unit delivery on June 5 in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, and was recently featured in a special CCTV report.</p>