Six gyroplanes built by German company AutoGyro perform a formation display at the Classics Of The Sky airshow at Tauranga Airport in New Zealand. Continue reading
Category Archives: VTOL
U.S. Navy Demonstrates MQ-8C Fire Scout Endurance
Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy successfully demonstrated endurance capabilities with the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter. On a planned 10+ hour flight and range out to 150 nautical miles flight from Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu; the MQ-8C Fire Scout achieved 11 hours with over an hour of fuel in reserve.
Yamaha RMAX Gets CAA Part 102 Authorisation in New Zealand
The Yamaha RMAX unmanned helicopter has become the first drone to be certified for flight in New Zealand under Part 102 of the Civil Aviation Rules.
US Marines Move Towards Cargo UAS Acquisition
In a key step toward developing a new mission for unmanned air systems (UAS), two optionally-piloted Lockheed Martin/Kaman K-Max helicopters will move to a US Marine Corps base in Arizona by the end of September.
SKT Optionally-Piloted Helicopters
Although recently established, SKT Helicopters is a company that has a history that dates back many years. The people who founded SKT have worked for years in the field of helicopter engineering, design and manufacturing and have now come together to use their acquired expertise to form a company providing a ‘dowry’ of experience in the Helicopter industry.
Unmanned Helicopters to Revolutionise Australia’s Naval Aviation
Australia is set to become only the second nation in the world to operate unmanned helicopters from navy warships. Future Royal Australian Navy vessels will almost certainly be equipped with both manned and remote unmanned choppers that will reduce risk and cost.
Hydrogen-Powered Hycopter has Two Hours Flight
Electrically powered quadcopters typically fly 15-20 minutes but Singapore-based Horizon Energy Systems’s (HES) CEO Taras Wankewycz is hoping that his team of fuel cell scientists and engineers will change all that.
Camcopter Completes Multi-Sensor Trials for Royal Australian Navy
Schiebel ́s CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) has in a series of flights between 2 and 12 June 2015 successfully demonstrated its multi- sensor capability to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and other Australian Government Departments.