By Chris Stonor Thales, Drones-Centre and ZenT recently conducted a drone trial using hydrogen as the fuel cell. The tests demonstrated the craft’s capacity to
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Category: Experimental craft
Ingenuity: Mars drone maiden flight set for “no earlier than April 8th”
By Chris Stonor Mars helicopter, Mars drone, what’s semantics amongst friends as NASA prepares Ingenuity’s maiden flight over the red planet, for no earlier than
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Watch Video: Five more VTOLs to keep an eye on
By Chris Stonor Here is another video highlighting, this time, five VTOLs to keep an eye on. While a majority may never make it to
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Jetoptera awarded new contracts from USAF for propulsion trials
By Chris Stonor Jetoptera announced recently two new contracts offered by the United States Air Force (USAF) concerning the company’s “revolutionary” propulsion system, reports a
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Microsoft: Seeking potential of “drone deliveries to moving vehicles”
By Chris Stonor Some might say this sounds rather “Bondesque”, but Microsoft has recently taken out a patent, filed in 2017 and finally approved last
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Honeywell’s latest “Turbogenerator” to power aircraft with biofuel
By Chris Stonor Honeywell has announced this week, it is developing a new power source for its hybrid-electric aircraft, planned for trial in the Autumn,
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“Welcome The Hydrone”: A hydrogen-powered UAV from Delair
By Chris Stonor France-based drone company, Delair, has seen the light, or in this case, the Hydrone, a hydrogen-powered craft adapted from its operational DT26
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Horizon Aircraft: “Early commercial eVTOLs require safety records equal to conventional aviation”
By Chris Stonor Horizon Aircraft, the aerospace engineering company that has developed the eVTOL Cavorite X5, says in a press release this week that early
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“EUREKA Moment!” UK-based Electroflight partners with Sweden Heart Aerospace
By Chris Stonor Electroflight announced last month a partnership with Swedish aerospace start-up Heart Aerospace alongside regulatory and compliance experts Bains Simonds, to develop a
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Metro Hop given green light from USAF Agility Prime program to test “unique landing gear”
By Chris Stonor The United States Air Force (USAF) Agility Prime program is to trial Metro Hop’s “unique landing gear” that allows its all-electric, short takeoff
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