China’s Commercial Mach-4 Drone to Make First Flight Next Year

A Chinese start-up is aiming to develop a supersonic drone capable of reaching speeds four times the speed of sound. Lingkong Tianxing Technology, the company behind the project, unveiled the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), named Cuantianhou or “Soaring Stone Monkey,” at a news conference in Chengdu, the capital city of Southwest China’s Sichuan Province. Continue reading →

Successful First Hover Flight of Pipistrel Nuuva V300 a Long-Range, Large-Vapacity Hybrid-Electric VTOL

– Pipistrel, a Textron Inc. company, has announced the successful first hover flight of the Nuuva V300, a long-range, large-capacity hybrid-electric VTOL unmanned aircraft. This milestone marks an advancement in the development of advanced, sustainable and versatile unmanned aerial systems. Continue reading →

UAS Safety Training by Southern California Safety Institute

The idea for the UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) course at the Southern California Safety Institute originated from a question during one of the Human Factors courses about automation and a DJI drone flyaway. Since then, the Institute has been delivering the course for 12 years. This industry-leading introduction to Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) unmanned aircraft operations is based on its instructors’ 20+ years of UAS experience. Continue reading →