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One of our X6’s is missing
In what may be a UK first an sUAS has been lost in the centre of a major city within Class A airspace. John Wallbank, who owns photocopying and design company, Copycat based in Edinburgh is offering a £500 pound reward for the return of the X6. No doubt the after recent changes to UK airlaw... »
BAE systems partners with NOAA on first test flight of Coyote sUAS
TUCSON, Arizona – BAE Systems, in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has completed the first successful test flight of its small, electric-powered Coyote unmanned aircraft system. The system deployed in midair from a 3-foot-long sonobuoy dropped from a P-3 aircraft. The flight, which lasted 49 minutes, marks a significant milestone in... »
Marthas Vinyard, TFR pretty draconian
Keep your sUAS and model aircraft in the house should you be within 30nm of Marthas Vinyard later this month. The following Notam was released yesterday. It includes catchy bits like this… Be advised that noncompliance with the published NOTAM may result in the use of force. For one week the following aviation based activities will be banned. THE... »
AirRobots anti fascism protest update
Anti fascism protestor’s that attended the demonstration against the BNP’s Red White and Blue festival are planning to request en masse, stills and video images taken by the quadrocopter. Alex Snowdon is submitting a Subject Access request under the Data Protection Act . The police are then required to supply any images in which he... »
Ascending Technologies and MIT Scoop $10,000 prize.
Ascending Technologies and MIT won 1st place at IARC2009 competition The AscTec/MIT team managed to develop the most advanced and robust indoor MAV between the announcement of the mission in 2008 and the competition in 2009. By doing so the team was able to finish the mission in the first year. This result had no... »
AirRobots Quad used by Derbyshire Police
An AirRobot quadrocopter was used to keep an eye on the BNP rally at Codnor in Derbyshire this weekend. The German made sUAS was used to watch anti fascist groups protesting against the BNP rally. Photojournalist Jono Warren witnessed the UAV inaction. »
Point and Toss
A very clever, and simple idea unveiled this week at AUVSI. The Boomerang flight concept. Or throw and forget. The sUAS leaves the operators hand flies a pre determined route and then lands back at his feet. Makes me consider if enough or the right image will be taken in this somewhat random approach. More information... »
Unmanned Flying Things – What are we suppose to call them?
Tiaan Roux 1st July 2009 The aim of this article is to help bring some clarity to the subject of unmanned aviation. There are so many abbreviations and acronyms out there that the subject can sometimes be confusing, which distracts from progress. The terms mentioned below are the fundamental elements that form part of unmanned... »