In England recently an airliner was flown without a pilot in the cockpit to test technology that would turn an airliner into a UAV. The flight lasted about two hours and was designed to see if you could control a fleet of UAVs flying in a pack from one command center.
“The big burning question at […]
Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have been testing a new UAV powered by Hydrogen. The UAV has a twenty-two foot wingspan and is powered using only about 500 watts of power, generated by the hydrogen fuel cells.
“We are laying the groundwork in design development that others can use to develop hydrogen-powered aircraft,” explained Dimitri […]
Steve Fossett has set yet another aviation record, this time in a glider. Steve and copilot Einar Enevoldson were able to ride air currents in their glider over Patagonia reaching 50,699 feet. The unpressurized glider was released from tow at 13,000 feet for the ascent. Steve and Einar were wearing pressurized suits to survive the […]
Over at AeroNews there is some scoop that there will soon be a Turbo Cirrus, the Cirrus Turbo SR22. The turbonormalization system will be supplied by Tornado Alley Turbo.
“Our collaboration with Tornado Alley Turbo has been invaluable. The knowledge, insight and expertise they provided was significant in the creation of the Cirrus Turbo,” said Cirrus […]
Cessna has announced they will take the wraps off of their new plane marking their entry into the LSA market on Monday at 9:30. (At Oshkosh of course.) Cessna will then hold a news conference where they are expected to talk about the aircraft as well as release details about new prop aircraft they are […]
AV Web is reporting about a group from the Tokyo Institute of Technology who flew the world’s first manned plane powered by conventional dry-cell batteries. The aircraft which has a 100 foot wingspan reached about 15 feet off the ground during its flight.
What is perhaps more amazing is that the aircraft is powered by 160 […]
Starplulse has an article questioning if Angelina Jolie should be flying a Cirrus. Of course I question how much the author knows about the Cirrus since he referred to it as a “speedy jet”. Yes it is speedy… jet it is not. ;)
Specifically they question her experience saying that she has 80 hours in a […]
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon are developing new methods to monitor the structural integrity of aircraft, leading to methods of determining when an aircraft should be fixed or retired. The system uses three dimensional computer models to aid their research.
“We have been collaborating for more than two years with Carnegie Mellon’s Professor Rollett on the problem […]
The FAA has announced their desire to convert to managing the air traffic control system via GPS by the year 2014, phasing out the radar system which has been in use since the forties.
The new system called “Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast System” will give more detailed information to controllers and can also transmit information back to […]
Recently a UAV called the Sea Scout might have made history by being the first seaplane to be remotely auto-landed in the US. The Sea Scout is a project of Oregon Iron Works and is undergoing flight testing in Texas.
“Our research indicates this is the first time a seaplane has ever been auto-landed in the […]
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