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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Category: Experimental craft
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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Ascendance Flight Technologies: Another VTOL company to “à surveiller de près’’
By Chris Stonor France-based, Ascendance Flight Technologies, is another VTOL company “à surveiller de près’’ , as the race for the French Olympic games 2024 “réchauffe”
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Astro Aerospace announces purchase of Horizon Aircraft
By Chris Stonor Astro Aerospace, a developer of autonomous, short haul, eVTOL aircraft has purchased aerospace engineering company, Horizon, reports a company press release. The
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“The Ingenuity has Landed!” Mars drone in one piece, prepares to fly over red planet
By Chris Stonor Unless you have been visiting the Moon, space news this week on Earth is all about the successful landing of NASA’s Perseverance
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