Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS

UAVOS Fixed-Wing Sitaria Completed Flight Tests


UAVOS Inc. has completed a series of test flights of a new Sitaria fixed – wing UAV. The new UAV is designed for patrol and observation missions, for aerial photography of terrain area with a radius of up to 120 km. Among other tasks, the unmanned aircraft is purposely designed to work with the LIDAR airborne laser scanning equipment as payload. Continue reading →

Only One in Eight Willing to Fly on Unmanned Aircraft

New research(1) from Revolution.Aero, the global meeting place for people who are reshaping, rethinking and revolutionising business and personal aviation, reveals  13% of people would be prepared to fly in an unmanned aircraft.  One in five men (20%) said they would do this, compared to just 6% of women. Continue reading →

Aerovel Ramps Up Flexrotor Production

Diminutive, and squat on its four lunar-lander legs, Aerovel’s Flexrotor spins-up its outsize rotor and levitates into the hot, high desert twilight. As it disappears into the darkness, its legs join into a trim rear fuselage, its broad wings take over, and the rotor slows to a flickering idle for a long, efficient cruise until dawn. It comes back to base as daylight breaks over the horizon, hovers down to a gentle landing, and is stowed snugly in its coffin-size box – until, at the next sunset, the time comes to rise again. Continue reading →