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We are getting used to seeing some very advanced aircraft coming from the Diamond Aircraft Company, and it looks like they’re at it again. A DA50 powered by a turboprop engine made its first flight on Monday of this week. This concept was first introduced at the general aviation show AERO Friedrichshafen in April 2013. RedHawk Aero, a subsidiary of Redbird Flight Simulations, has announced that Cochise College in Douglas, Arizona has ordered 6 RedHawk aircraft in a move to upgrade and modernize their trainin
“Commercial drones have the potential to carry out a wide range of tasks across a broad range of sectors, including agriculture, weather, energy and disaster relief. However, due to the delays in integrating UAS into the National Airspace System, the public is not yet allowed to use drones to do any of these things.” Source: House Science Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX).
A system designed to determine an aircraft's clearance above the Earth and provides limited predictability about aircraft position relative to rising terrain.
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