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Category Archives: VTOL
Hirobo Launches Remote Control One-Man/No-Man Helicopter
Japanese remote control helicopter maker Hirobo has unveiled a battery-powered helicopter that is designed for one person.
Canada’s ING Prefers Canada’s Aeryon Scout for Civilian Inspection Jobs
ING Engineering in Ottawa, Ontario, is a robotic aviation systems operator with UAS of different sizes for hire. “We’re a charter aviation company. We fly payloads, not people,” said ING founder and CEO Ian Glenn. Continue reading
PD-100 Black Hornet vs Quadrotor Helicopter – Comparing Two Nano RPAS Airframe configurations
When Prox Dynamics, Norway started the development of the PD-100 Black Hornet helicopter it performed a series of trade studies on different aircraft configurations: traditional single main/tail rotor (as the PD-100), coaxial rotors (such as the ProxFlyer), and quadrotors (commonly used in micro VTOL aircraft). Continue reading
US Navy Wants Smartphones to Steer Unmanned Rotorcraft on the Battlefield
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) awarded contracts to Lockheed Martin and Aurora Flight Sciences Sept. 28 to develop robotic rotorcraft capable of supporting rapid autonomous aerial cargo delivery to the battlefield. Continue reading
Alcatel-Lucent, Bell Labs & Parrot Team to Fly 1KM via 4G Network
The Alcatel-Lucent engineers, the prototypers of the Bell Labs Acceleration Platform and the engineers from Parrot got together to discuss a proof of concept for piloting an AR.Drone using 4G/LTE. Continue reading
Japan to Use Unmanned Helicopter to Measure Radiation Levels at Fukushima
Japan has pressed into service an unmanned helicopter to measure radiation levels within a three-kilometer radius of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, where detailed studies have not been conducted since the accident last year. Continue reading
China’s Sunward Tech SVU200 Unmanned Helicopter Completes Autonomous Test Flights
China’s Sunward Tech SVU200 unmanned helicopter has successfully completed its first flight tests. Continue reading