Honeywell Tests Alternative Navigation Technology In Response To 5G And GPS DoS
On 20th April 2022, Honeywell Aerospace announced that it had successfully tested advanced navigation technologies (ANT) to help ensure seamless aircraft navigation, even if ‘GPS signals are blocked, interrupted, or unavailable.’ Honeywell saw this as an opportunity to meet their customers' needs across varying fleets by developing a scalable modular solution.
From XPO 2021 (YouTube Version): UAV Has Been Placed With Florida’s Lee County Sheriff's Office
Aero News Network's Editor-in-Chief, Jim Campbell, takes a moment to speak with Jon McBride, Director of Training at Autel Robotics. The drone manufacturer has had a solid 2021 in the lead up to AUVSI XPO, placing their Dragonfish fixed-wing UAV with the Lee County Sheriff's office in Fort Meyers, Florida. Their first partnership with a law enforcement agency should yield dividends in fu
The Airplane Engine Began To “Spit And Sputter, And Miss”
On March 26, 2022, about 1614 central daylight time, an Air Tractor AT-401, N9192E, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Rayville, Louisiana. The pilot was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 aerial application flight. The pilot reported that he was making the final agricultural spray passes on a field when the airplane engine began to “spit and sputter, and miss”.
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