This week on the FT Podcast, James is joined by RamyRC to talk about his gigantic RC airliner projects.
Ramy is known for ambitious radio control projects like his Boeing 777 X9 and 1/4th scale Viper Jet with all the gadgets and
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In 2017, Ben Harber started an epic project to build a giant XB-70 in foam board. Here’s a conversation about it.
We’re all for making huge, hilariously large, ambitious airplane projects to push our personal boundaries and see what’s possible. With a handful of tools and some basic
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SALINA — Unmanned aircraft systems are a global phenomenon, and the experts at Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus are helping to ensure regulation updates are shared across the globe. A free webinar offered by K-State Polytechnic on Feb. 25 discussing recent changes implemented to UAS regulations by the Federal Aviation
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Breakthrough Drone Technology Offers Immersive, Cinematic Flight Experience And Intuitive New Single-Handed Motion Controller DJI, the global leader in civilian drones and creative camera technology, today launched an entirely new type of drone with an intuitive, immersive flight experience never available until now. DJI FPV combines the first-person
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DJI’s new cinematic first-person view drone, aptly named “FPV,” comes bundled with DJI’s goggles and a controller for the price of $1,299. The DJI press release notes that it’s suitable for FPV professionals and newcomers to FPV. With 20-minute flight times, the new FPV has a 1/2.3-inch sensor
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With its Skeyetech drone-in-box solution, Azur Drones recently obtained its first autonomous flight authorisation in Northern Europe, thereby opening the path to an operational deployment on an Oil&Gas sector major player’s site. The French autonomous drone will carry out safety and operations support missions there. The Denmark Civil Aviation Administration
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Back in November 2020, China North Industries Group Corporation Limited (NORINCO) announced that its Golden Eagle CR500 vertical take-off and landing UAV had completed final inspections and been cleared for delivery to an undisclosed costumer. An anonymous source at IDEX revealed that the UAE army plans to buy a bunch
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Textron Systems recently released this Aerosonde HQ Advantages video which demonstrates the Collins Aerospace Piccolo flight management capability and features the Collins Aerospace TASE400 LD Imaging System. Piccolo autopilots provide a complete integrated avionics solution that includes the flight control processor, inertial sensors, ported air data sensors, GPS receiver and
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Linebird’s team announced that they performed a successful test of their patent-pending UAS payload system with the Sensorlink Ohmstik on a live 115kV transmission structure in Virginia. While they had already proven the Linebird system was capable in a controlled energized test environment in September 2019, this was the first
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Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works advanced projects bureau has officially revealed the design of its Speed Racer air vehicle. A computer-generated segment appeared in a video promoting Lockheed Martin’s StarDrive digital environment released ahead of the Air Force Associations’ 2021 Virtual Aerospace Warfare Symposium. The missile-shaped unmanned system is ostensibly intended
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State tests of the KYB combat unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by ZALA Aero (part of the Kalashnikov group of companies of the Rostec state corporation) will be completed in 2021. This was reported to TASS during the international arms exhibition IDEX – 2021. KYB was shown in the UAE
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Sky Sapience’s HoverMast Tethered Aerial Platforms Currently Fielded for Border Security and ISR in Israel and Other International Markets – DALLAS, TX – March 1, 2021 – COMSovereign Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: COMS) (“COMSovereign” or “Company”), a U.S.-based developer of 4G LTE Advanced and 5G Communication Systems and Solutions, today announced
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Pioneering 1-Ton Cargo Delivery Glider Competing with SpaceX, Boeing for the “Greatest Achievement in Aeronautics or Astronautics in America” for 2020 Silent Arrow today announced the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) has selected Silent Arrow® as one of seven finalists for the 2020 Robert J. Collier Trophy. Silent Arrow’s Collier citation
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Review: Skyzone SKY04X FPV Goggles – Better Than HDO2?
Skyzone’s latest OLED FPV Goggles, the SKY04X, beats Fatshark HDO2 in almost everyway. Although they both have the same 1280×960 display offering a massive 46° FOV, the SKY04X has more user-friendly features that are hard to miss. New to FPV?
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• Delta Drone International’s safety specialist brand, ParaZero, agrees to strategiccollaboration with Doosan Mobility Innovation (DMI) to integrate its patented SafeAir autonomous parachute technology with DMI’s award-winning DS30 hydrogen powered endurance drone • DMI’s DS30 is the world’s first mass-manufactured hydrogen fuel cell drone. Awardedthe 2020 CES Best Innovation Award,
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Deloitte today announced the appointment of John Coykendall, a principal at Deloitte Consulting LLP, to lead its U.S. aerospace and defense (A&D) sector within the U.S. industrial products and construction practice. Additionally, Coykendall was named Deloitte’s global aerospace and defense sector leader. He succeeds Robin Lineberger, who will be retiring
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Lehmann Aviation (www.lehmannaviation.com), a professional drones manufacturer since 15 years, announces to be in discussion to sale its Flying Wing Drone technology and refocus its strategy on larger utility aircraft. As we are switching our strategy to focus on larger drones, we are now in discussion with few organizations that
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The Connected Places Catapult is proud to be delivering the Department for Transport’s (DfT) Drone-Technology Research and Innovation Grants ( D-TRIG ) Programme. D-TRIG will award grants of £30k to enable up to six SMEs to undertake early-stage research and development studies to explore how to integrate drones into UK
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WhiteFox, a counter-drone technology leader, had their DroneFox system successfully tested by international government representatives at a Southern California Soccer Stadium. DroneFox is an omnidirectional drone detection, identification, and mitigation system. The DroneFox’s intuitive user interface enabled the government representatives to visualize how a site like a stadium could be
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Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of EHang Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: EH) between December 12, 2019 and February 16, 2021, inclusive (the “Class Period”), of the important April 19, 2021 lead plaintiff deadline. SO WHAT: If you purchased EHang securities during the
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Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP (“GPM”) reminds investors of the upcoming April 19, 2021 deadline to file a lead plaintiff motion in the class action filed on behalf of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired EHang Holdings Limited (“EHang” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: EH) American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) between December
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Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: RCAT) (“Red Cat” or the “Company”), a leading brand in the drone industry, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Fat Shark Holdings, has received notice that the US Patent Office has approved its patent application covering the optical architecture of its FPV (first person view)
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New Zealand’s endangered Maui dolphins swim just below the surface of a small stretch of ocean off the west coast of the North Island. They’re being followed overhead by drones tracking their each and every movement, as part of a new government-backed project aimed at protecting the beloved sea creatures.
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Honda Motorcycles has just filed a patent application for a motorcycle-mounted drone with four rotors that sits in a housing in the extended tail of a motorcycle. It is intended to be completely autonomous so that it can be released on command and return automatically to the bike when needing
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Last week, the Marc Basnight Bridge over Oregon Inlet became the first bridge in the state inspected using a drone as part of the regular biennial inspection process. The North Carolina Department of Transportation Inspection crews monitored live high-definition video feeds from the drone as it was flown around the
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The process for the sale of the business complexes of Piaggio Aero Industries and Piaggio Aviation – the two companies in extraordinary receivership operating under the Piaggio Aerospace brand – enters its final stage. After the due diligence phase and after having received the relevant authorization from the Italian Ministry
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General Atomics released a new rendering of its brand new intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and strike UAV’s design on its Twitter account on Friday. The statement reads: “Our sturdy digital engineering and superior manufacturing practices ship inexpensive dominant weapon methods to the warfighter with the pace and lethality required
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