Duxford’s VE Day anniversary air show victory salute flown by a Bristol Blenheim Mk.IF and two Supermarine Spitfire MK.I’s.
NASA and Verizon to Monitor UAS Network from Phone Towers
Verizon, the US’s largest wireless telecom company, is developing technology with NASA to direct and monitor America’s growing fleet of civilian and commercial drones from its network of phone towers. Continue reading
Flight Operations Engineer at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center
Operations engineers at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center help to advance science, technology, aeronautics, and space exploration by managing operational aspects of a flight research project. They serve as the governing authority on airworthiness related to the modification, operation, or maintenance of specialized research or support aircraft so those aircraft can be flown safely without jeopardizing the pilots, persons on the ground or the flight test project. Continue reading
QF-4 Target Drone Last Flight
The mission for the QF-4 targeting drone is over, with the last of the converted F-4 Phantom IIs destroyed over the Gulf of Mexico. Continue reading
Fire Department Uses Quadcopter in Searches
Spend a little time at the baseball fields on Bedford Avenue and you might catch a glimpse of a DJI Phantom 2 drone touching down on the pitcher’s mound before lifting off to make a sweep around the Elks National Home.
P2 Quadcharger for Phantom 2
P-Squared Group, a designer and manufacturer of high-quality electronics products, has announced the launch of the P2 Quadcharger, a product that will allow owners and users of DJI’s Phantom 2 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to charge their batteries significantly faster and less expensively. Continue reading
Taranis UCAV Set for New Flight Tests
A third and possibly final series of flight tests planned for Britain’s Taranis unmanned combat air vehicle demonstrator is planned for later this year, according to the UK Ministry of Defence. Continue reading
Combustion Engined Quadcopter
A German company airstier is building a quadcopter powered by a combustion engine, rather than batteries. The firm has launched a Kickstarter bid for yeair, a quadcopter driven by combustion engines that has a top speed of 100 km/h (62 mph), which can stay airborne for up to 60 minutes and carry up to 5kg in weight. Continue reading