Airplane News: EPA investigates leaded fuel, Zeva eVTOL, StratoLaunch completes 3rd flight, More 5G

This week in Airplane News: The EPA is looking to investigate leaded fuel to determine if it poses a hazard to air quality, Zeva e-VTOL completes its first untethered flight, the StratoLaunch has completed its third flight, and more info on the 5G mess!

The Zeva eVTOL called the “Zero” has taken its first untethered flight! These first untethered flights were unmanned, and the aircraft completed a series of maneuvers including Hover Simulated taxi Vertical climbs Zeva says the aircraft has completed more than 50 tethered flights. The Zero will have a 50-mile range and cruise at up to 160 MPH. https://www.avweb.com/recent-updates/evtols-urban-mobility/zeva-evtol-completes-first-untethered-flight/

The stratolaunch “Roc” completed its third test flight reaching an altitude of 23,500’ and an airspeed of 180kts during its 4-hour flight This aircraft has a maximum takeoff weight of 1.3 million pounds and a capacity of over 500,000lbs. “Roc” will be used to launch hypersonic and Aerospace vehicles, such as the StratoLaunch Talon-A. https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/stratolaunch-completes-third-flight-test/

AT&T and Verizon have delayed rollouts once again stating: “At our sole discretion, we have voluntarily agreed to temporarily defer turning on a limited number of towers around certain airport runways as we continue to work with the aviation industry and the FAA to provide further information about our 5G deployment since they have not utilized the two years they’ve had to responsibly plan for this deployment.” We’ll continue to keep you updated on 5G and how it may affect travel in and around major cities! https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/another-tuesday-another-5g-c-band-debacle-delayed/