At the end of October 2011, Thomas Senkel of e-volo made the first manned flight with an e-powered multicopter at an airstrip in the southwest of Germany. Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
ANKA Completes 5th Test Flight
Turkish Aerospace Industries’ (TAI) has announced that its Anka prototype completed its fifth flight on 22 October, “marking the beginning of the envelope expansion process”. Continue reading
Thales and DCNS Extend UAS Deck Landing Trials
Thales and DCNS are planning supplementary technology demonstrations of a system for automatic ship deck landing of unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
US Navy Develops Guided Weapons Systems for Small UAS
Researchers from Naval Air Systems Command, Eglin Air Force Base, and engineering company Navmar Applied Science Corporation are developing a weapons system for small unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
Battelle Develops Carbon Nanotube Anti-icing Technology
Battelle‘s anti-icing technology deploys carbon nanotubes into the plane’s coating, which means it is lighter than traditional ice protection systems and can use much less power. Continue reading
Texas A&M University Completes First RS 16 Flights over Gulf Waters
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi announced that the first airborne science missions using unmanned aircraft over the Gulf of Mexico were successfully completed during the week of October 10-17. Continue reading
Japan’s Unmanned Flying Ball – Official Launch
We first came across the ‘Unmanned Flying Ball from Japan” earlier this year in June. Now the Japanese Ministry of Defence Research Department has made an official launch at the Digital Content Expo in Tokyo last week. Continue reading
IAI Tests Panther Tilt-Rotor Take Off & Landing
IAI‘s Panther tiltrotor unmanned aircraft system is currently performing automatic take-off and landing tests, and in early 2012 will demonstrate its capabilities to potential customers.