UAV lifts COVID -19 aid relief efforts

Posted on May 27, 2021June 28, 2021 by dan

Windracers powers aid distribution UAV with Vanguard small block engines by Rena Sletten To date, the most reliable and inexpensive means for delivering aid relief is by truck. Windracers, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) company, intends to change that. “We realized we could use emerging UAV technologies to help solve several key world issues, starting with medical and food aid distribution,” said Charles Scales, CEO and co-founder of Windracers. Scales and his co-founder, Stephen Wright,…

EHang Joins EU GOF 2.0 Research Project

Posted on February 10, 2021 by dan

EHang has announced its participation in the European Union “GOF 2.0 Integrated Urban Airspace Validation” project, which is a follow-up to the SESAR JU GOF U-space project. GOF 2.0 is focused on developing the safe, secure, and sustainable integration of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations in urban airspace. As one of the 13 consortium members and the leading passenger electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) company, EHang is expected to ensure safe flight operations in…

Rolls-Royce Hucknall Model Aircraft Club, launch a new Flying Bedstead modelling competition

Posted on February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 by dan

The Flying Bedstead or Thrust Measuring Rig (TMR) to be more precise with its official title was designed and built by Rolls-Royce at their Hucknall Flight Test Establishment in Nottinghamshire during the 1950s to explore Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VSTOL) using the new jet technology. It developed eventually into the Hawker Harrier aircraft which was so successful and even the new F35 Lightning. Much later NASA also developed a similar craft in the form of…

Drone technology used to transport Covid-19 Test and Trace samples and PPE to UK hospitals

Posted on October 19, 2020October 19, 2020 by dan

Covid-19 Test and Trace samples and PPE equipment being flown to hospitals by drone pioneers Flyby Technology Some of the best pilots in the UK are flying Covid-19 Test and Trace samples by drones in a pioneering move to ease pressure on the NHS during the coronavirus pandemic crisis. It can now be revealed that the drones are being piloted by former RAF, Royal Navy and combat helicopter pilots who are recognised as the top…

EHang Unveil The Heavy-lift AAV for Short-to-Medium-Haul Drone Logistics

Posted on September 30, 2020October 19, 2020 by dan

EHang has unveil the logistics version of its flagship product EHang 216 – the “EHang 216L”, for short-to-medium-haul air logistics in both urban and rural areas. The EHang 216L boasts a payload of 200kg, which, to the Company’s knowledge, is the largest for multi-rotor AAVs for aerial logistics. The EHang 216L is another good application of its world-leading AAV technology platform in addressing real market needs such as logistics. The EHang 216L employs a fully…

Drone Champions AG Unveil “Big Drone,” a Manned Aerobatic Hexacopter

Posted on February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 by dan

Drone Champions AG, creators of the Drone Champions League and DCL – The Game, have announced their newest innovation, a manned drone capable of aerobatic manoeuvres such as rolls and loops. The “Big Drone” is the brainchild of Drone Champions founder Herbert Weirather, who personally assisted in the testing process, sitting in the single-seat machine as it was piloted via RC control by former Drone Champions League contender and two times world champion Mirko Cesena…

Drone Technology Provides a Seed of Hope For Australia Amid Bushfire Crisis

Posted on February 17, 2020February 17, 2020 by dan

New Australian company AirSeed Technologies delivers an innovative reforestation solution • Specialised drone technology set to accelerate reforestation globally with capabilities of planting 40,000 trees a day • Innovative environmental restoration backed by global experience and proven success • Currently consulting with Australian government and industry bodies with a view to commence local trials in April 2020, providing a rapid rehabilitation response after bushfire devastation • Seeking investment via equity crowdfunding platform OnMarket, live until…

Flyability to host two-day conference in Denver, CO next month

Posted on February 6, 2020February 6, 2020 by dan

Flyability, Swiss creator of the groundbreaking Elios 2 drone for indoor inspections, will be hosting a two-day conference March 18 and 19 in Denver, CO to inaugurate the opening of its first U.S. office. In an upcoming two-day conference Flyability will host over 100 attendees and a dozen featured speakers, including representatives from various U.S. companies that use its drones for indoor inspections. The event will take place on March 18 and 19 at the…

EHang Conducts Their First-Ever U.S Trial Flight of Autonomous EHang 216 Air Taxi at North Carolina Transportation Summit

Posted on January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 by dan

EHang Conducts Their First-Ever U.S Trial Flight of Autonomous EHang 216 Air Taxi at North Carolina Transportation Summit Ehang recently conducted its first-ever U.S. trial flight of its two-seater passenger-grade AAV, the EHang 216, as part of the North Carolina Transportation Summit hosted by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) on January 8 and 9, 2020. This represents the first time that the EHang 216 has received flight approval from the Federal Aviation Administration…

How the Audi AI Trail Concept Makes Use of Drones

Posted on December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 by dan

Audi parent company Volkswagen recently unveiled its concept car the Audi AI Trail, an electric off-roader for the future of road transport. The Audi AI: TRAIL quattro is a comprehensive concept for sustainable mobility off the beaten track. whether this would go into production or not is early days but it gives us a look at one-way drones can be implemented into cars over the next few years as we emerge int a new decade of…

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