The technology of things that fly
Hospitals will soon have greater access to drone deliveries of healthcare supplies from UPS Flight Forward now that the Atlanta-based company gained the first-ever drone airline certificated from the US Federal Aviation Administration.
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Relatives of 737 Max crash victims want regulators to re-certificate the troubled Boeing narrowbody as a completely new aircraft, and only after crash investigations are complete.
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Honeywell and Safran, two companies in the Uber Elevate partnership, are striking deals with airframers to mass produce parts for eVTOL concepts with the aim of lowering manufacturing costs and easing their path to certification for passenger flights.
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Boeing engineers at an airfield in Manassas, Virginia, are testing the autonomous flight of an air taxi Uber aims to make available on its mobile application around 2023 to ferry people between cities and suburbs.
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A team of aerospace companies led by Bell are building an electric-powered vertical takeoff and landing aircraft that could be ready to fly commuters from suburbs into cities by 2023 if they can win the trust of consumers and safety regulators.
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NASA and FAA are planning test flights for companies designing sky taxis to confront barriers to public acceptance including safety and noise.
Read moreThe FAA authorization bill that is headed for President Donald Trump’s desk is drawing mixed reactions from the drone community because of language that gives the agency the power to set rules that permit federal authorities to “disrupt” or “destroy” any drones deemed a “credible threat,” as the bill puts it. Full story by Tom Risen is online at Aerospace America.
Read moreThe U.S. options to counter a nuclear attack from North Korea don’t include a way to destroy a ballistic missile during the boost phase, when the missile’s engines are still burning brightly and the heat makes it easier to detect and track. In hopes of finding a solution, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency has sought ideas from industry for an
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