After receiving approvals from Transport Canada to begin testing its newest cargo delivery drone, Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has begun testing the Falcon UAS within Southern Ontario.
DDC notes that the Falcon, which has been in development for almost a year, is the big brother of the company’s Sparrow UAS, which is also designed for cargo delivery.
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Intel's Shooting Star UAS return to the Super Bowl
During the Halftime Show of Super Bowl 53 on Sunday, Feb. 3 in Atlanta, Intel teamed up with the NFL to create the first live drone light show during a Super Bowl Halftime Show.
During a performance by pop band Maroon 5, 150 enhanced Intel Shooting Star UAS floated up and over the field in a choreographed performance to the music to form the words “ONE” and “LOVE.” With this performance, Intel broke its own world record for UAS flown indoors, which the company previously set with 110 during CES 2018.
MetaVista complete nearly 11-hour UAS flight using Intelligent Energy fuel cell power module
Intelligent Energy has announced that a South Korean liquid hydrogen specialist called MetaVista conducted a 10 hour and 50-minute multi-copter test flight using an Intelligent Energy Fuel Cell Power Module.
The flight, which utilized Intelligent Engineering’s lightweight 650-watt Fuel Cell Power Module (FCPM), is believed to be the longest flight time of its kind.
FLIR to deliver Black Hornet Personal Reconnaissance Systems to U.S. Army
FLIR Systems Inc. recently announced that it has been awarded a $39.6 Million order to deliver its FLIR Black Hornet Personal Reconnaissance Systems (PRS) in support of the U.S. Army.
As part of the Soldier Borne Sensor (SBS) Program, FLIR’s nano-UAS will be used to support platoon and small unit level surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities.
FlightWave Aerospace's tiltpod enables smooth, stable flights of quadcopters
With the development of its new tiltpod — which the company describes as a compact motor, propeller and servo with a thrusting and tilting function — FlightWave Aerospace Inc. believes that it can effectively eliminate the pitch and roll aspect of quadcopters, which will lead to improved stability for the UAS.
Known for its FlightWave Edge UAS, which is equipped with the tiltpod, FlightWave says that the tiltpod allows an aircraft to hover without tilting its whole body forward, enabling pilots to eliminate pitch and roll. So instead of tilting the aircraft, only the motor would need to be tilted.
Davis, Bowen & Friedel launches in-house UAS service
A full-service architectural, engineering, planning and surveying firm called Davis, Bowen & Friedel Inc. (DBF) has announced its new in-house UAS service.
DBF says that its new UAS program will provide “more efficient, safer and cost-effective” UAS-based aerial data collection, as areas of land can be scanned in a fraction of the time using the technology.
The firm adds that using a high precision, professional grade UAS to collect photogrammetric data will offer its clients “ample and unique possibilities,” including construction videos monitoring site progress, post disaster evaluations, and enhanced due diligence reports.
Boeing completes first test flight of its autonomous passenger air vehicle prototype
On Tuesday, Jan. 22, Boeing successfully completed the first test flight of its autonomous passenger air vehicle (PAV) prototype in Manassas, Virginia.
During the flight, the PAV prototype, which is 30-feet long and 28-feet wide, completed a controlled takeoff, hover and landing, which tested its autonomous functions and ground control systems.
Boeing says that future flights will test forward, wing-borne flight, as well as the transition phase between vertical and forward-flight modes—a phase that is usually the most important engineering challenge for any high-speed vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, according to Boeing.
