The US Marine Corps’ portion of the future vertical lift programme will be an optionally manned platform, the service’s deputy commandant for aviation says. Continue reading
Category Archives: VTOL
F-35 STOVL Transition, Hover, Flight at Farnborough
At Tuesday’s display at Farnborough, this clip highlights the F-35’s STOVL transition, hover and transition to forward flight.
UK, Leonardo Sign Deal for Unmanned Helicopter Tech
Work on an unmanned rotor-wing technology demonstrator is set to get underway following the signing of a deal between Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s Helicopter Division and the British Ministry of Defence (MoD).
Camcopter S-100 again Supports Refugee Rescue Missions in the Mediterranean
After the successful 2014 and 2015 operations, Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-100 continues its substantial support of the Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS), a global search-and-rescue charity organization. Continue reading
Sikorsky Completes DARPA ALIAS Phase 1 Autonomous Flight
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, has successfully demonstrated a 30-mile autonomous flight using a Sikorsky S-76 commercial helicopter to complete Phase 1 of an $8 million award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)’s Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) Continue reading
GPS Anti-Jam Technology on Schiebel CAMCOPTER
NovAtel’s compact GAJT anti-jam antenna is now on-board Schiebel’s revolutionary CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS). Schiebel, the Vienna-based manufacturer focused on the development, testing and production of the state-of-the-art CAMCOPTER S-100UAS, as well as innovative mine detection equipment, is a long-time customer of NovAtel’s high precision Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) positioning technology. Continue reading
Schiebel Celebrates Camcopter S-100 10th Anniversary
Ten years after the first delivery of CAMCOPTER S-100 to the launch customer, the Vienna-based Schiebel company proudly celebrates the anniversary of its world class product. Continue reading
Commercial Spray Service on Napa Valley Vineyard
Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A. announced the inaugural commercial operation of its RMAX remotely piloted helicopter for agriculture spraying service in the U.S. The RMAX flight was completed this week in California for Napa-based Silverado Farming Company, a leading vineyard management company.