Setting the airways for urban air mobility
Flying drones are doing great things today, from powerline inspection to security surveillance to precision agriculture (fertilizer and pesticide application).
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Emirates Air posts $5.5B loss as virus disrupts travel
The Middle East's largest airline, Emirates, announced on Tuesday a net loss of $5.5 billion over the past year as revenue fell by more than 66% due to global travel restrictions sparked by the coronavirus pandemic.
Jun 15, 2021
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Airline industry sees long-term rebound for sector
After flying into the financial turbulence of the Covid pandemic, the airline sector expects passenger traffic to take off despite concerns about the industry's impact on climate change.
Jun 13, 2021
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Bird-like wings could help drones keep stable in gusts
Wings that can vary their shapes as freely as birds' wings could have advantages for small aircraft in built environments, a new study led by engineers at the University of Michigan suggests.
Jun 11, 2021
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US Navy uses drone to refuel plane during flight
The US Navy successfully used a Boeing drone to refuel an airplane during flight, the manufacturer said on Monday.
Jun 07, 2021
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United Airlines sees a supersonic future
United Airlines aims to bring back supersonic travel before the decade is over with a plane that is currently just an artist's drawing—even the prototype hasn't flown yet.
Jun 03, 2021
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Merlin Labs develops autonomous 55-craft King Air fleet
Inspired by a close encounter with a fellow aircraft during his years as a novice pilot, Merlin Labs founder Matt George found himself drawn to the idea of applying ground transportation safety methods to air traffic. Now, ...
May 27, 2021 report
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How a tougher skin could change the shape of stealth aircraft
Stealth fighters and bombers are among the most expensive aircraft in the world, and they rely on a radar-absorbent polymer skin to avoid detection. But that polymer is so fragile that these high-end aircraft have to be designed ...
May 18, 2021
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US Air Force autonomous drone Skyborg completes first flight
Last month, the United States Air Force successfully test flew an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) called Skyborg, operating on an autonomous hardware/software suite, for the very first time.
May 17, 2021 report
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Gigantic Stratolaunch aircraft makes 2nd test flight
The gigantic Stratolaunch aircraft flew Thursday for its second time, taking to the skies over the Southern California desert
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Aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle which is able to fly by being supported by the air, or in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift (as with balloons, blimps and dirigibles) or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil (as with vehicles that plane the air with wings in a straight manner, such as airplanes and gliders, or vehicles that generate lift with wings in a rotary manner, such as helicopters or gyrocopters).
Although rockets and missiles also travel through the atmosphere, they are not considered aircraft because they use rocket thrust instead of aerodynamic loading as the primary means of lift. A cruise missile relies on a lifting wing throughout the majority of its flight regime.
The human activity which surrounds aircraft is called aviation. Manned aircraft are flown by an onboard pilot. Unmanned aerial vehicles may be [[remotely controlled or self-controlled by onboard computers. Target drones are an example of UAVs.
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