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A freshly laundered shirt, covered in plastic, flaps in the wind as it takes flight from in front of Manayunk Cleaners in Philadelphia. Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
First Arrested Landing of a Tailless Unmanned Aircraft Aboard an Aircraft Carrier
Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy have completed the first arrested landing of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) carrier demonstration aircraft on the deck of the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). Continue reading
UAS to Rescue Avalanche Victims
With flying time costing 2,000 euros per hour only the most prestigious ski resorts have a helicopter on stand-by. However and assuming the weather is favourable it remains the most effective search and rescue tool in the mountains. Continue reading
X-47B UCAS – Aviation History Under Way
Northrop Grumman just released this dramatic promotion clip of the historic first catapult launch of a U.S. Navy unmanned aircraft system from a carrier, May 2013. Includes touch-and-go sequences. Continue reading
DIY (Drone It Yourself) UAS in a Box Kit
Jasper van Loenen has unveiled his DIY (Drone It Yourself) kit project which offers the opportunity to turn any object into a UAS, simply by attaching four motors and a control unit – no technical know-how needed. Continue reading
Tower Inspection by UAS Service Launched in Australia
Australian industry is being forced to reconsider costly and labour-intensive tower inspection procedures, as rigger competency levels decline in the face of a critical shortage of manpower. Continue reading
UAS Precision Herbicide Project in Denmark
A UAS zipping over fields in Denmark can spot the tiny colour variations that give away the presence of weeds in amongst the crops. Logging the coordinates, it can then send a ground vehicle in to spray the densest patches, reducing the need to spray whole fields. Continue reading
Cornell Students Win AUVSI Competition
CUAir, a group of high-flying Cornell engineering students, soared into first place at the Student Unmanned Air Systems Competition held at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland, June 19-22. Continue reading