Michigan State University officials hope to collaborate with a landscape services company to use unmanned aircraft systems to determine turf health. Researchers are testing if they can determine turf health with an infrared camera mounted on a jogging stroller before buying a UAS to do it from the air. Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
US Navy Begins RQ-21A Blackjack Testing
The US Navy has begun initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) of the new Insitu-built small unmanned aircraft system, RQ-21A Blackjack, at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, California. Continue reading
Woolpert Demos UAS for US Army Corps of Engineers
Woolpert, a national geospatial, architecture and infrastructure firm, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have tested a commercial unmanned aircraft system built for mapping applications during a joint test flight over the Wilmington Air Park in Ohio. Continue reading
Moth-Inspired UAS Stays Steady in 90 km/h Winds
Physical Sciences Inc (PSI) based in Andover, Massachusetts, in association with the US military, filmed hawk moths to see how they manage to stay aloft. Continue reading
UAS Date Back to ’60s Over China, N.Korea, Vietnam
One of the experts in early UAS technology, Col. John Dale, USAF retired, explained last Wednesday night at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Davis Auditorium how and why UAS were used by the Strategic Air Command (SAC) in the 1960s. Continue reading
Singapore Airlines Airbus A380-800 – 1:15 Scale Model
Swiss model builder RCHelijet demonstrates this 1:15 scale model Airbus A380-800 Singapore Airlines at a local enthusiasts’ air show. Continue reading
Airware Demonstrates UAS to Protect African Rhinos
While many people were holiday shopping, a team of Airware engineers traveled to Kenya to conduct field tests of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) designed to protect rhinos from the threat of poachers. The successful tests demonstrated that UAS can be a viable tool for wildlife conservation. Continue reading
Indestructible Quadcopter Airframe on Kickstarter
This quadcopter airframe from Game of Drones was createed by Eli Delia and Marque Cornblatt and features a virtually indestructible airframe. The Action Sports Airframe was rigorously tested for over a year. It was subjected to repeated 300 foot drops, exposed to fire, crashed through windows, and shot out of the sky with a shotgun. Continue reading