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March 10, 2017

Airborne 03.10.17: Bell’s Radical FCX, Sporty’s Foundation, No TFR Relief

Also: Airlander, Concorde Battery, FreeFlight Partners W/Palu, REACH Air Medical, XTI Aircraft, Honeywell Forecast

Bell Helicopter got radical at HeliExpo 2017. Revealing their vision for the future of rotorcraft, the FCX-001, this is Bell’s first concept aircraft. Bell Helicopter’s Boss Mitch Snyder said, “Six months ago we created a dedicated team to focus on emerging technologies and how we could incorporate them into our products. Among that team’s first tasks was to display visually the technologies and innovations that present a roadmap that we envision bringing to market.” It was a generous year... in large part due to the Sporty’s Foundation. They made bequests totaling $157,700 during 2016 to fulfill a goal to

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Sentinel-2B To Complete Europe´s Color Vision Mission Of Earth

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Europe's Copernicus program has gotten its second eye. On Tuesday a Vega launcher successfully took off from the spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, carrying the satellite developed and built under the industrial leadership of Airbus for the European Space Agency (ESA). After just over one hour, the solar panel, needed to supply energy, was unfolded and Sentinel-2B successfully reported in ‘for duty’.

So You Want To Be A Drone Racing Pilot?…

One of the fastest growing segments of the model aviation industry is the use of First Person View, or FPV, on drones for racing and other applications.