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September 04, 2019

Airborne 09.04.19: Martian Helicopter!, Eviation Acquired, Perlan 2

Also: CAE Buys 50% Of SIMCOM, Bell 505 Jet Ranger X, X-naut, Boeing Intro's Tailored Charts

Engineers have attached NASA's Mars Helicopter, which will be the first aircraft to fly on another planet, to the belly of the Mars 2020 rover at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The twin-rotor, solar-powered helicopter was connected, along with the Mars Helicopter Delivery System, to a plate on the rover's belly that includes a cover to shield the helicopter from debris during entry, descent and landing. The helicopter will remain encapsulated after landing, deploying to the surface once a suitable area to conduct test flights is found at Jezero Crater, the rover's destination. The Clermont Group has completed its acquisition of Eviation Aircraft. On January 23, 2019, Clermont entered into

Aero-TV: Avilution at Oshkosh 2019 - Innovating Next-Gen Avionics Strategies

Company Partners With Multiple Aircraft Manufactures For OEM Avionics
 
Avilution is re-thinking the way avionics panels are presented using an innovative software-driven system to display information that is configurable by the pilot.



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