Flew An Autonomous Drone To An Altitude Of 82,000 Feet
UAVOS Inc. and Stratodynamics Aviation Inc., have successfully completed the next stage of flights tests of the earth observation platform called the HiDron to an altitude of 82,000 ft. The HiDron also carried atmospheric measurement system onboard, in a collaboration with researchers from the University of Kentucky. The night-time flight lasted 4 hours, including the one-hour weather balloon launch period with an average climb rate at 22 ft./s. At release altitude the HiDron was 22 miles away from the launch site where it headed home and was above launch area at an altitude of 59,000 ft.
New Cloud-Based Solution Introduces New Levels Of Efficiency For UAV Workflows
Delair, a supplier of commercial drone solutions, has unveiled Delair Aerial Intelligence, a platform for converting drone-based images into actionable business insights. The new cloud-based solution provides a complete integrated and easy-to-use workflow to manage, analyze and share data, streamlining the process for unlocking the true potential of aerial surveying.
St. Johns County Experiencing Rapid Growth, Aircraft Help Officials Keep Up
St. Johns County in northeast Florida is one of the state's, and the country's most rapidly-growing regions. In an effort to keep up with appraisals of new construction in the county and ensure compliance by existing property owners, the Property Appraiser has turned to drones to help in its assessment of value.
Inflight internet provider SmartSky Networks has closed a total of $104 million in funding, including $75 million in debt commitments from funds managed by the Global Credit team at BlackRock and equity investments by private equity firms Tiger Infrastructure, WP Global, Platform Partners, and Meritage Investors. The funds will be used in the on-going rollout of SmartSky’s nationwide air-to-ground network. With this new round of financing, SmartSky has raised almost $350 million in funding to date. The company is advised by Allen & Company LLC.
Upgrade Available Immediately At Textron Aviation Service Centers
Garmin has announced the certification and availability of the G1000 NXi integrated flight deck upgrade for the Cessna Citation Mustang. The G1000 NXi offers a number of new and enhanced features, including wireless cockpit connectivity, split-screen capability, SurfaceWatch, visual approaches, map overlay within the horizontal situation indicator (HSI) and more.
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