A British entrepreneur developing the UK’s first autonomous passenger drone says he’ll begin test flights with people on board as early as this year. Continue reading
Category Archives: VTOL
UMS Skeldar R-350 Completes Flight Demos for German Army
UMS Skeldar and key partner ESG (ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH) have successfully completed a week of flight demonstrations with the new R-350 platform for The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw). Continue reading
Arctic UAV Inc. to Distribute High Eye Platforms
Arctic UAV Inc., an Iqaluit based aerial imaging provider using unmanned systems has recently signed a distribution agreement with High Eye from the Netherlands to sell their unmanned helicopter system to Canadian, Greenlandic & Alaskan markets. Continue reading
CybAero AB Teams with Skyworks Global
CybAero has signed an agreement with Skyworks Global, an American company that focuses on the design and development of high performance gyroplanes. Continue reading
China’s Sunic-Ocean SU-H2M for Maritime Security
Sunic-Ocean System Tech (Sunic-Ocean), a Qingdao-based research and development company specialising in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and autonomous flight control systems, has completed development of its SU-H2M vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) UAV, Jane’s has learnt. Continue reading
Airbus Vertivision Unmanned Surveillance Rotorcraft
It is a rapidly growing field, and Airbus aims to enter with the 1,543-pound Vertivision Surveillance Rotorcraft – VSR700 – which is being developed by Airbus’ helicopter division in Marignane, France, in cooperation with Helicoptères Guimbal, a specialist in aerospace and aeronautics. Continue reading
Schiebel Hosts 2nd Intl. Camcopter User Conference
Schiebel hosted customers from all over the world, spanning five continents, for its second international CAMCOPTER S-100 User Conference from 17 to 19 October in Vienna. Continue reading
PLIMP – a Plummet-Proof Plane-Blimp Hybrid UAS that Flies and Hovers
Egan Airships today presents PLIMP, a plummet-proof, plane-blimp hybrid UAS that can fly and hover while bringing advances in safety, visibility and mobility. PLIMP aircraft represent a brand new type of UAS that can manoeuvre and move quickly like fixed-wing aircraft, hover and vertically take off and land (VTOL) like a helicopter, and operate efficiently and safely like a blimp—all on a single platform. Continue reading