Tag Archives: Flight

Sometimes, it’s nice to see humans working with machines. This week, WIRED Transportation took you to Austin, where professional drone racers—yes, they exist!—raced against robot-directed ones on a complicated course. Sure, there was a winner in the end: the human racers. But Lockheed Martin, which sponsored the race, is hoping …

Silently the eight propellers of the Hermes V8MT drone begin to spin and the large yellow aircraft rises up, locates its direction and moments later disappears into the sky in southern Poland. The drone last week made a successful 8.5-kilometer test flight near the headquarters of the Polish firm Spartaqs …

A student of the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA, Mr Oluwaseyi Falola, has developed and put to flight a Unique Heliosat (Drone). Using remote control, the drone climbed a specific height and directed to the task assigned to it.  According to a statement by the Deputy Director, Corporate Communications, …

By Sloane Heffernan, WRAL anchor/reporter Cary, N.C. — For the first time ever, a drone has delivered prescription drugs to someone’s home. UPS and CVS teamed up to carry out the feat in Cary last Friday. “This could be a life-changing event, especially for the elderly or sick people who …

On Wednesday, America’s Federal Aviation Administration joined the rest of the world and grounded the Boeing 737 MAX 8, the airplane involved in a deadly crash in Ethiopia on Sunday, and another in Indonesia five months ago. New data and evidence led the agency to reverse course, the FAA said …

The Air Force has completed a successful first test flight of a high-tech “wingman” drone developed by Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS), an important milestone for the drone and the company that built it. Kratos’ XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrator “behaved as expected” during its 76-minute inaugural flight over Arizona, according …

Jeff Herro, senior vice president for business development at Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, said the company expects to conduct the initial flight test of its unmanned “loyal wingman” combat jet in the first week of March, Reuters reported Thursday. Kratos built the XQ-58A Valkyrie drone to support aircraft teaming and accompany …

FAA Proposes to Ease Drone Flight RulesMatthew Greenwood posted on February 14, 2019 | The Federal Aeronautics Administration (FAA) is proposing new rules that could pave the way for drones to become a more common sight in American airspace. One of the recurring complaints from drone operators is that federal …

While many in the general aviation community worry about drones flooding the National Airspace System — and wreaking havoc — drone pilots operate under rigorous requirements to obtain authorization before taking flight in controlled airspace. And a new FAA program is making the authorization system more efficient and speedy. It’s …

On Friday, the government shutdown touched down at some of the country’s biggest airports. A shortage of air traffic controllers—many of whom were calling in sick after missing paychecks—triggered the delays of hundreds of flights in the Northeast. After New York’s LaGuardia halted incoming flights, citing “staffing shortages at FAA …