By Chris Stonor Metro Hop’s German division, Metro Hop Technik GMBH, has been awarded a grant from the European Space Agency’s business incubation centre (ESA
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Category: Experimental craft
Welcome to Airspeeder: “Motorsport in the Sky”
By Chris Stonor In a rapidly developing and expanding aerial vehicle market, new companies are emerging all the time. The vast majority will never make
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Drones may soon be disinfecting soccer stadiums and music venues in the UK
By Chris Stonor Urban Air Mobility News has covered various stories this year from the U.S. where drones have been used to disinfect American football stadiums
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U.S. University of Buffalo constructs large outdoor drone testing facility
By Chris Stonor The American University of Buffalo (UB) has recently constructed a large and new enclosed netted complex where faculty, students and partners can
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Manta Aircraft begin demonstrator trials of its “ANN Series”
By Chris Stonor Urban Air Mobility News featured last week a recent start-up from Switzerland called Manta Aircraft. The company is in the early stages of
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“Too noisy – like a swarm of bees”: Can ion propulsion mute the sound of drones?
By Chris Stonor U.S. Florida-based, Undefined Technologies (UT), claims it has increased the thrust levels of ion propulsion systems to “unprecedented levels” with its “Air Tantrum”
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Japan: SkyDrive latest addition of recently-formed group to commercialise flying taxis and cars
By Chris Stonor Japanese eVTOL designer SkyDrive has joined a recently-formed group aiming to commercialise passenger eVTOLs in the Japanese Osaka region, reports a press
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Embraer and EDP partner for electric aircraft research
By Chris Stonor Brazilian company Embraer and Portugal’s EDP, a company that operates in all areas of the energy sector, have signed a partnership agreement
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Manta Aircraft promises sleek, beautiful eV/STOL future with Swiss elegance and precision
By Chris Stonor Recent start-up, Manta Aircraft, based in Lugano, Switzerland, are offering the world a vision of a sleek, elegant and precise hybrid eV/STOL
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The CaravellAir: Welcome to the “2-seater electric roadable aircraft”
By Chris Stonor Caravella Aerospace continues on its mission to develop a 2-seater partially electric roadable aircraft called the CaravellAir, reports a company website. The
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