The University of Southampton hosted the Autonomous and Advanced Systems Showcase event on Monday 3 February, where industry, government and academia explored commercial and research opportunities to deliver the next generation of aerospace, marine, defence and other advanced systems technology. Continue reading
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Minimalist 1948 Glider Flying Display
The Elliots Primary EoN or EoN Type 7 S.G.38 Primary was a training glider developed in the UK shortly after World War II. Continue reading
UAS a Popular Topic at Precision Ag Summit
Topics at this year’s Precision Ag Action Summit in Jamestown, N.D., ranged from Google Glass, a technology for putting a smartphone into eyeglass frames, to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), to the quality and ability to use data, which is becoming so voluminous that it has its own name — big data. Continue reading
UAS to Help Firefighters in Dubai
UAS will be used in Dubai for the first time to send live videos of fire incidents to emergency services, officials revealed during the Intersec safety and security show in Dubai on Sunday.The “quad-copters” will be sent ahead of first-responders to fire incidents to cover all angles of the blaze to help Dubai Civil Defence (DCD) teams in dousing operations. Continue reading
Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk Low-Level Flying Display
Two Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk (a.k.a Warhawk) fighters at the Classic Fighters airshow held at Omaka Aerodrome, Blenheim, New Zealand in 2003. Continue reading
Video Tour of Academy of Model Aeronautics Exhibition
Johnny from Nitroplanes takes us on a quick tour of the Academy of Model Aeronautics recent AMAEXPO 2014 which took place on Januray 10-12 at the Ontario Convention Center in California. Continue reading
Parrot Launches MiniDrone & Parrot Jumping Sumo at CES
Parrot‘s been offering up relatively small updates to its AR.Drone line each year at CES, and while the quadcopter is, without question, one of the most immediately recognizable in the space, we’ve been waiting to see a genuinely fresh take on the product. Continue reading
FAA and AMA to Sign a Landmark Agreement at AMA Expo 2014
James Williams, Executive Manager of the FAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Office, will join AMA President Bob Brown on the main Expo stage at 3 p.m. PST, on Saturday, January 11, to sign a Memorandum of Understanding. This agreement institutes a formal relationship between the FAA and the Academy of Model Aeronautics and establishes the platform upon which the AMA and the FAA will jointly work to ensure the continued safe operation of model aircraft in the National Airspace System. Continue reading