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This video shows a setup of a “magic carpet” for AR.Drone 2.0 aerial choreography performed recently both indoors & outdoors at CES 2013 in Las Vegas. Continue reading
Category Archives: VTOL
Could UAS Have Prevented a Deadly Hollywood Helicopter Crash?
Three men filming a reality show for the Discovery Channel were killed last week when their Bell 206B Jet Ranger crashed at Polsa Rosa Ranch in Acton, California. Continue reading
South Korea Military Considers using Unmanned Attack Helicopters against North
The South Korean military is pushing to develop unmanned attack helicopters capable of hitting North Korea’s front-line bases as a way to counter growing threats from the communist country, a senior military official said on Monday. Continue reading
Mayor of Seattle Orders Police To Abandon UAS Programme
Seattle’s mayor on Thursday ordered the police department to abandon its plan to use UAS after residents and privacy advocates protested. Continue reading
Open Source Nano Quadcopter for $149 from Sweden
Marcus Eliasson, Arnaud Taffanel, and Tobias Antonsson are the engineers behind the Swedish startup Bitcraze now accepting pre-orders for a palm-sized quadcopter called the Crazyflie Nano. Continue reading
UK Deploys Black Hornet Nano UAS in Afghanistan
British troops are using a nano UAS just 10 cm long and weighing 16 grams on the front line in Afghanistan to provide vital information on the ground. Continue reading
Boeing’s Unmanned Little Bird Sea Trials
Boeing’s Unmanned Little Bird H-6U is neither an average rotorcraft nor an average unmanned airborne system (UAS). Continue reading
Idaho Power Company Deploys UAS to Find Salmon in the Snake River
Each fall, Idaho Power uses aircraft, usually helicopters, to survey Chinook Salmon nests on the Snake River and make sure the company’s projects aren’t negatively impacting the threatened species. Continue reading