By Chris Stonor A team of students from the Netherlands, Delft University of Technology, has revealed a new flight-ready prototype hydrogen drone as well as
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Category: Experimental craft
Jaguar I-PACE supports Rolls-Royce all-electric flight speed record bid
By Chris Stonor The car manufacturer, Jaguar, may be focused on Wimbledon at present, but the spirit of founder, William Lyons, remains at the heart
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All-electric “Flying Ferries” may soon be crossing English Channel
By Chris Stonor Brittany Ferries has emerged with a radical plan to revolutionise crossing the English Channel, reports plymouthherald.co.uk. This week the company’s exciting and
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Pure Class: Company reveals latest sumptuous, spacious cabin areas for Airlander 10 Airship
Chris Stonor Airlander, the UK-based Bedford Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) company, has been showcasing its latest design mock-ups on social media this week, of its
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Hydrogen-based drones: Craft’s primary power-source of the future?
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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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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