Palletrone flying cart lifts cargo off the ground for snag-free operation

Whether at the shopping mall or tasked with moving stuff around the office, you’ve likely had to deal with a cart with a wonky wheel at some point. Help could be on the way in the shape of a flying cart named the Palletrone.Continue ReadingCategory: Te… Continue reading Palletrone flying cart lifts cargo off the ground for snag-free operation

Palletrone flying cart lifts cargo off the ground for snag-free operation

Whether at the shopping mall or tasked with moving stuff around the office, you’ve likely had to deal with a cart with a wonky wheel at some point. Help could be on the way in the shape of a flying cart named the Palletrone.Continue ReadingCategory: Te… Continue reading Palletrone flying cart lifts cargo off the ground for snag-free operation

Full-scale model of autonomous, expendable fighter plane unveiled

Giving a preview of the future of military aircraft, General Atomics unveiled a full-scale mock-up of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), which is an autonomous warplane designed to augment air forces with cheaper, expendable robotic fighters.Cont… Continue reading Full-scale model of autonomous, expendable fighter plane unveiled

Watch: Modular tilt-rotor aircraft makes maiden flight

Piasecki Aircraft’s Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System (ARES) tilt-duct VTOL aircraft has completed its maiden flight. On September 6 at Piasecki’s West Helipad in Essington, Pennsylvania the autonomous rotorcraft made two tethered hover flights.Con… Continue reading Watch: Modular tilt-rotor aircraft makes maiden flight

Watch: Modular tilt-rotor aircraft makes maiden flight

Piasecki Aircraft’s Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System (ARES) tilt-duct VTOL aircraft has completed its maiden flight. On September 6 at Piasecki’s West Helipad in Essington, Pennsylvania the autonomous rotorcraft made two tethered hover flights.Con… Continue reading Watch: Modular tilt-rotor aircraft makes maiden flight

Model 437 Vanguard Loyal Wingman military aircraft makes maiden flight

Scaled Composites’ Model 437 Vanguard Loyal Wingman prototype has taken to the air for the first time. On August 29, 2024, the aircraft took off from Mojave Air and Space Port in California with test pilot Brian Maisler at the controls.Continue Reading… Continue reading Model 437 Vanguard Loyal Wingman military aircraft makes maiden flight

Model 437 Vanguard Loyal Wingman military aircraft makes maiden flight

Scaled Composites’ Model 437 Vanguard Loyal Wingman prototype has taken to the air for the first time. On August 29, 2024, the aircraft took off from Mojave Air and Space Port in California with test pilot Brian Maisler at the controls.Continue Reading… Continue reading Model 437 Vanguard Loyal Wingman military aircraft makes maiden flight

Smart-shell-spewing rapid-fire chain gun showers targets with shrapnel

Northrop Grumman is developing a layered air defense against drone swarms centered on a new rapid-fire chain gun system armed with self-guided smart ammo that can take out drones at a fraction of the cost of missile defenses.Continue ReadingCategory: M… Continue reading Smart-shell-spewing rapid-fire chain gun showers targets with shrapnel

Ultra-light electrostatic VTOL drone flies indefinitely in sunlight

This remarkable miniature rotorcraft is so lightweight and efficient that it can lift its own mass given nothing but sunlight. The entire thing weighs about as much as four paperclips, and it can fly all day if the sun’s shining.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading Ultra-light electrostatic VTOL drone flies indefinitely in sunlight