WAVEcopter is a fully waterproof multicopter frame constructed by an enthusiast mostly from readily available and cheap electrical parts. His reasons for building it were to gain a new perspective on surfing photography, do aerial surveying of event sites, and to satisfy his general fascination with robotics and aviation. Continue reading
Category Archives: VTOL
Police Deploy UAS Around London’s Gatwick Airport
From this month, Sussex Police officers are running a trial using a small unmanned aircraft system (UAS) at and around the Gatwick Airport that will give them an eye in the sky to deal with potential incidents.The system will be able to beam live high-quality pictures to officers on the ground, allowing them to more quickly assess locations and film incidents from above. Continue reading
DJI Phantom Creates LED Art
Inspired by the 1977 film “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” production studio Fiction has created massive light paintings that look like an alien went wild with sparklers in the sky. Continue reading
Two RC Helicopters Lift a Woman into the Air
A German company claims to have broken a world record: the first time a human has been lifted into the air with a remote-controlled helicopter. Heligraphix, an RC helicopter company known for its gravity-defying stunts, enlisted the help of H.U.L.C. — Heavy Ultra Lift Crane model helicopters. Continue reading
Schiebel Camcopter at Sochi Games
During the entire Olympics Games – the XXII Winter Games and Paralympics – the CAMCOPTERS-100 UAS Unmanned Aircraft System (in cooperation with JSC Gorizont Russia: Gorizont Air S-100) is operating in Sochi.
Quadcopter Surveys Earthquake Damage in New Zealand
The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera) in New Zealand is using UAS to film earthquake-damaged properties as demolition work progresses on Christchurch’s Port Hills, as one of several means for assessing properties that are too dangerous or difficult for workers to enter. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Skunkworks ARES Explained
The Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded Systems (ARES) is a vertical takeoff and lift (VTOL) flight module that could adapt to multiple missions with interchangeable payloads, offering new capabilities and enabling new operational concepts. Continue reading
CybAero Gets Swedish Export Permit for €5.5M Order from China
CybAero announced that on February 25 it has received authorization for export of its largest order ever . The order, which comes from an end-user in China, is worth 5.5 million Euros. Continue reading