News
New VFS President Visits AVX
By Steve Schultz | Sept. 21 2023
Pictured with Scott Helsing, Kendall Goodman, AP Camele
AVX Aircraft was proud to host Mr. Angelo Collins, President of Vertical Flight Society (VFS) on 21 September in our Benbrook office. Mr. Collins was in town to deliver the keynote speech at the VFS Southwest Chapter networking event and to share his vision for the organization and on some industry insights. If you are interested in learning more about VFS, please check out their website www.vtol.org
AVX Recon UAS Prototype successfully made its first transition to Airplane Mode on 15 February at a local test site west of Ft. Worth. The aircraft performed a vertical take-off, was incredibly stable in a hover, and made a full transition to airplane mode, flying for several minutes before returning to the landing zone where…
Read MoreCongratulations to AVX’s John Busch, Principal Structures Engineer, who was recognized in VERTIFLITE Magazine for his presentation of an “All-bonded Airframe Structure” during a recent Vertical Flight Society (VFS) Specialist Conference in Hampton, VA. AVX is working with Huntsman and Northrop Grumman, leveraging work performed on the US Army “Surface Tolerant Adhesive for Bonded Airframe…
Read MoreAVX was awarded a contract teamed with Continuum Dynamics, Inc (CDI), based in Ewing, NJ to support the development of state-of-the art, high-speed Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) solutions needed to increase speed and optimize agility of tilt-rotor aircraft in austere environments. According to Chris Stoke, AVX Engineering, “we are looking forward to exploring new…
Read MoreAVX Aircraft Company successfully demonstrated first flight of its Rotor Enhanced Combat Observation Node (RECON) technology demonstrator this month at a test site near company headquarters in Benbrook, TX. Several hover tests were conducted to evaluate VTOL capabilities and handling qualities of the design. The 2/3 scale prototype was developed in response to US Army…
Read More- « Previous
- 1
- 2