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Lockheed Hercules C-130J Loop at Farnborough 2018

This was by far the best moment of the Farnborough Air Show 2018 – A Lockheed LM-100J already stunned the audience with an incredible fast takeoff and interesting steep climb but after that the real show just began. The Hercules accelerated and suddenly flew a full loop which was totally unexpected. Continue reading →

GA-ASI Completes Testing of Arresting Hook for MQ-25

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) concluded performance testing of the arresting hook Hold Down Damper (HDD) for its proposed MQ-25 unmanned aerial refuelling aircraft for the U.S. Navy. GA-ASI worked in collaboration with a team from GKN Aerospace’s Fokker business unit in Helmond, Netherlands. Fokker is slated to supply the arresting hook for the GA-ASI bid. Continue reading →

Student Designs Propellerless Drone

Royal College of Art graduate Marcus Kung has designed a drone that can fly without propellers, with the aim of reducing injuries. The Impeller Drone — Kung’s graduate project as part of the RCA‘s masters programme in Design Products — flies using four air blowers, instead of exposed rotor blades like most drones. Continue reading →

Leonardo Trials Solo and Hero

Leonardo continues to invest heavily in unmanned helicopter technology, offering the Solo and Hero platforms. No customer has yet bought them, but the Italian and British defense ministries have provided funding for flight trials, and now the company is leading a major research contract on unmanned maritime surveillance for the European Defence Agency (EDA). Continue reading →