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January 09, 2018

Airborne-Unmanned 01.09.18: GoPro Kills Karma, Solar HALE UAS, Aptiv And Lyft

Also: Aurora Flight Sciences Award, Kratos Contract, MacDill AFB, Property Drone Consortium

GoPro announced in its most recent earnings report that it is exiting the camera drone market after it sells off its existing drone inventory. The company is reportedly laying off between 200 and 300 people, mostly from the Karma segment of the business. The layoffs were announced in a letter from GoPro executives to employees affected by the move, which was called part of a "larger restructuring to better align our resources with business requirements." In the earnings report, GoPro said that "Although Karma rea

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Airborne-Unmanned 01.02.18: UAVOS Converts Manned A/C, DJI Quiz, Drone Journos

Also: Quaternium HYBRiX.20, Fuel Cell System For Drones, FCC Fines A-V Transmitter MFR, Airborne Surveillance Market

UAVOS Inc. has developed an unmanned aerial complex based on Pipistrel’s Sinus light aircraft. UAVOS converted three Pipistrel Sinus aircraft into UAVs, and modified the wings of the original aircraft for the installation of hangers for payload. In addition to that, the wiring was changed, and the company integrated its UAVOS automatic control system into the aircraft. Vadim Tarasov, UAVOS Board member, says that converting manned aircraft into UAVs is a much simpler process than bu

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (01.09.18)

“Michael has been a steady leader at the FAA during a time of significant change.” Source: NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen, on the end of FAA Administrator Michael Huerta's term in office.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (01.09.18): Coupled Ailerons And Rudder

Rudder and ailerons are connected with interconnected springs in order to counteract adverse yaw.  

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (01.09.18)

2 German Brothers Made a Drone Out Of Their Bathtub and Flew Around In It Just what it says it is. A video of a flying bathtub, and the story of how it came to be.

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