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28 'VTOL' stories October 2017 - February 2018

DJI’s fixed-wing VTOL drone in action plus more photos and specifications

Haye Kesteloo Feb 22 2018 - 9:39 am PT

This morning, we learned from two important sources new information about DJI’s fixed-wing VTOL drone. As you have seen there is a photo of the actual drone flying, but we now also have more detailed photos and information on the various cameras that can be used with this drone. A lot of the content in the slides below is in Chinese and we are in the process of translating that.

Update: DJI has informed us that the drone pictured in this post is NOT an official DJI product. More information here.

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First photos and specs appear of DJI’s VTOL fixed-wing quadcopter drone

Haye Kesteloo Feb 21 2018 - 11:21 am PT

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Just now the first photos and specs have surfaced online from what appears to be the new DJI Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL), fixed-wing quadcopter drone. As we have reported before, this drone is aimed at the agricultural and industrial markets.

Update: DJI has informed us that the drone pictured in this post is NOT an official DJI product. More information here.

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Flying taxi on track to make debut flight in 2018 according to Airbus

Haye Kesteloo Oct 5 2017 - 4:49 pm PT

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Flying taxi on track to make debut flight in 2018 according to Airbus

CityAirbus, chief engineer Marius Bebesel confirmed this week that Airbus expects to have the flying taxi in the air in 2018, after successfully completing ground tests of the electric power system that they will use to propel the vehicle through the air.

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Boeing pursues autonomous flight with acquisition of Aurora Flight Sciences

Haye Kesteloo Oct 5 2017 - 2:03 pm PT

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Boeing pursues autonomous flight with acquisition of Aurora Flight Sciences

Boeing pursues autonomous flight for both commercial and military purposes with the acquisition of Aurora Flight Sciences. Aurora is a company that develops autonomous flight systems that include perception, machine learning, and advanced flight control systems. For more than twenty years, Aurora Flight Sciences has designed, produced and flown more than 30 unmanned aircraft. More recently Aurora has been developing their LightningStrike XV-24A. This military aircraft is autonomous and capable of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL). Earlier this year they executed a successful test flight with a smaller version, called the XV-24A Demonstrator. Aurora and Boeing have a history of working together on rapid prototyping of innovative aircraft for both military and commercial applications.

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