In this 1957 video, a 110-foot long, 116-foot wide, 133,000-pound Boeing B-47 bomber pulls a tight upside down maneuver after releasing its payload. The technique was so risky that pilots called it the “Idiot’s Loop.” Continue reading
GA-ASI Conducts Japan Coast Guard Validation Flights
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced that it will partner with Asia Air Survey (AAS) to hold a series of validation flights for the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) featuring GA-ASI’s SeaGuardian beginning in mid-September. Continue reading
FAA and Switzerland to Harmonise UAS Safety Standards
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Switzerland Federal Office of Civil Aviation announced that they have reached an agreement in harmonizing domestic and international safety standards for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Continue reading
Flight Paths Help Pinpoint Malicious Drone Operators
Academics from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have demonstrated a potential means of being able to pinpoint the location of operators. In a research paper , “Can the operator of a drone be located by following the drone’s path?,” published this month, the research team explored how analysis of flight paths may be useful in tracking malicious operators down. Continue reading
NUAIR Validates AVSS Drone Parachute Recovery System
AVSS Parachute deployed during validation testing
Following vigorous testing, completed in collaboration with NUAIR, the drone parachute recovery system by Aerial Vehicle Safety Solutions (AVSS) for the DJI M200 series has been validated as compliant with industry standards. Continue reading
Safer Unmanned Aircraft with the SAMA – SHM Project
The set-up of the demonstrator at Politecnico lab: a CFRP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer) full-scale component representative of an unmanned aircraft stabilizer, that has been tested both for load monitoring and impact monitoring
Politecnico di Milano, the leading institution of the European project SAMAS – SHM (Application to Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems– Structural Health Monitoring), has designed, implemented and tested a real-time structural monitoring system that allows to estimate aerodynamic loads and real-time identification of impact on the aircraft in order to instantly estimate any damages. Continue reading
China to Supply Four Attack Drones to Pakistan Prompts India to Revive Predator-B Plan
Wing Loong II
China to supply 4 attack drones to Pakistan, prompts India to revive Predator-B plan. China has already been selling the reconnaissance and strike drone Wing Loong II to several countries in Asia and West Asia. Continue reading
US Army Tests French Danielson Aircraft Engine for UAS
Danielson engine at ARL’s Small Engine Altitude Research Facility
The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering – Global Capability Programs Office, Foreign Comparative Testing Program – recently partnered with the U.S. Army Futures Command to test and evaluate a foreign technology for use in UAS. Continue reading