EHang has announced its strategic partnership with property developer Heli Chuangxin Real Estate Co. to build out a UAM demonstration project in Guangzhou.
This is a major milestone as EHang prepares for the launch of commercial operations of its much-anticipated autonomous flying taxis. Heli Chuangxin and EHang have committed themselves to building the world's first commercial in-city sightseeing UAM route. On November 30, two passenger-grade AAVs of the two-seater EHang 216 model performed simultaneous flight demos, vertically taking off from and landing at Heli Tiande Centre in Guangzhou on the Centre's opening day. The world’s first ISO approved drone standards have been announced by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) following a 12-month period of consultation with drone professionals, academics, businesses and the general public. While no actual physical or visual evidence has been confirmed at this point, a drone is being blamed for the damage to a news helicopter in Southern California. The crew of the KABC Air7 HD news gathering helicopter made an emergency landing Thursday after ‘something’ struck the
helicopter's tail. Despite the current lack of substantiation, nonetheless, the crew believes their aircraft was hit by a drone. The new helo was flying at an altitude of about 1,100 feet when the crew heard a "pop," then a loud bang. Reporter Chris Cristi told KABC that at the time, they did not know what had hit them. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-Unmanned!!!
Airborne-Unmanned 12.10.19 is chock full of info in this Weekly News Episode, Tuesday, December 10th, 2019... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Sophie Hurlock, Brianne Cross, Christopher Odom, and Laura Hutson, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalist Tom Patton, this episode covers:
- EHang Debuts In-City Demo Flight For Commercial Sightseeing Operations
- The World’s First ISO Approved Drone Safety Standards Announced
- News Helicopter Crew Believes Their Aircraft Was Struck By A Drone
- Drone Aviation And ComSovereign Announce Merger
- Droneresponders Releases New Guidance For Public Safety UAS Training, Operations
- Real-Time Data Is A Top Benefit Of Using Drones In Disaster Management
- NCDOT Drone Program Wins Cleantech Innovation Award
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