by Michael Willoughby Airbus Helicopters’ VSR700 unmanned aerial system prototype has performed its first flight at a drone test centre near Aix-en-Provence in the south
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Category: Experimental craft
Iris Automation completes “first US BVLOS drone flight using only airborne detect and avoid”
by Michael Willoughby The Kansas Department of Transportation’s (KDOT) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) integration pilot programme (IPP) has successfully completed the first beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone
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UAV Turbines’ Monarch 5 engine completes successful inaugural flight
by Michael Willoughby UAV Turbines announced the inaugural flight of its Monarch 5 engine, a first-of-its-kind microturbine propulsion system, at Griffiss International Airport. This new
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Impossible Aerospace flies quadcopter 29 miles across Nevada Desert without recharge
by Michael Willoughby Impossible Aerospace said its US-1 quadcopter was the first aircraft of its kind to cross the northern Nevada desert without recharging. The
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Romanians build the “world’s first fully-functioning flying saucer” – video
by Michael Willoughby Romanian makers have created a the world’s first fully-functioning flying saucer, reports online magazine, Vice. https://www.adifoaircraft.com/assets/videos/adifo.mp4 According to Vice, The craft was
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