Category Archives: Aircraft Propulsion & Energy

Northwest UAV to Open Flight, Analysis, & System Test (FAST) Range

Northwest UAV has announced the official launch of their Flight, Analysis, and System Test (FAST) UAV Range, with inaugural customer flights to begin in April 2019. Through the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Northwest UAV has been granted a Certificate of Authorization (COA) by the FAA to operate its own test range under the Pan-Pacific UAS Complex. Continue reading

First Flight for Drone-sized Electric Aircraft

Case Western Reserve University professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering Vikas Prakash—along with state government and private partners—launched an otherwise unremarkable, single-propeller fiberglass airplane into the skies at Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport and waited to see how long it could fly before running out of juice. Continue reading