Sightseeing Plane Impacted Terrain At Nearly 11,000 Feet
A de Havilland Beaver on a sightseeing flight with five people aboard impacted terrain Saturday near Denali in Alaska, the tallest peak in North America. All five people on board the aircraft are feared fatally injured. The accident occurred on a remote mountain at an altitude of nearly 11,000 feet.
Aircraft Designed For Multiple Missions Using X-Blade Technology
Swift Engineering has flown the first fully autonomous flight demonstration in the port city of Kobe, Japan. In attendance during the event held July 21st was Governor of the Hyogo prefecture, Toshizo Ido, and Mayor of Kobe City, Kizo Hisamoto as well as other government officials and media. The flight took place in Meriken Park, located in the Port of Kobe City in the Hyogo Prefecture.
Flight Lasted About 10 Minutes Showing Multiple Capabilities
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has demonstrated a 22-pound rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (RUAV) in the presence of its board of directors. The RUAV features a 2-stroke gasoline engine; twin blade main rotor and tail rotor; payload capability of 5.5 pounds, including live stream video camera; and range of the vehicle is 4.8 to 5.3 nautical miles with an endurance of one hour.
Company Co-Founded By Erik Lindbergh To Advance $30 Billion Urban Air Mobility Market
Daytona Beach, FL-based VerdeGo Aero has announced the launch of Integrated Distributed Electric Propulsion (IDEP) systems for the rapidly growing Urban Air Mobility market.
Will Support Marine Mammal Entanglement Response Efforts In The Region
In partnership with Alaska Sea Grant and Aleutian Aerial LLC, and with additional support from DJI, Oceans Unmanned Inc. has announced the expansion of its freeFLY initiative into Dutch Harbor, Alaska, to provide UAS aerial support for marine mammal entanglement response efforts in the region.
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