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October 23, 2017

Hutchison To Become Aurora COO

Boeing Picks Cherry To Lead Phantom Works

Aurora Flight Sciences has named Matthew G. Hutchison to be the company's Chief Operating Officer. Hutchison replaces Mark C. Cherry, who was today named by Boeing as the new head of the Boeing Phantom Works. Boeing recently announced a transaction to acquire Aurora.

Pilot And Crewmember Sustained Serious Injuries When The Aircraft Went Down

The NTSB has released a preliminary report from an accident involving an MD Helicopters 369FF belonging to the Gwinnett County, GA Police Department. The commercial pilot and a pilot-rated crewmember were seriously injured in the loss-of-control accident at Gwinnett County Airport (LZU), Lawrenceville, Georgia.

Receives $1 Million Grant From The National Science Foundation

The University of California, Riverside (UC Riverside) will develop artificial intelligence (AI) for UAS, using a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

Market Reported Revenue Of $1.9 Billion In 2016

The landscape of fixed-wing VTOL aircraft is buzzing with various business strategies such as acquisitions, product launches, contracts, and partnerships and agreements, among others. The market players are investing in research and development to bring the Jetsons’ world closer to reality. Companies from the transportation industry are counting on this technology to develop flying cars.

Cameras On Drones Can 'X-Ray The Water' To Look For The Animals

Shark attacks are a serious issue on beaches around the world, and a company in Australia has developed a system it says will help lifesaving authorities know where the animals are, possibly preventing some attacks.

Would Recharge Electric Cars That Could Not Get To The Next Charging Station

A patent granted to Amazon could someday lead to a drone landing on top of an electric car and transferring power to the vehicle while it is underway.

Aero-TV: TruTrak's Certified Autopilot - Cost-Effective Modern Tech For GA

Announcement Made At AirVenture This Summer…

TruTrak unveiled its Vizion Certified autopilot at AirVenture in July. The Vizion two-axis autopilot is capable of following simple and more complex flight plans from nearly any aviation handheld or panel mount GPS in the market today. The Vizion autopilot also offers a track selector, altitude hold, vertical speed select, and altitude select / pre-select.

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XTI Aircraft Order Book Grows

Company Says Interest Was High At NBAA-BACE

XTI Aircraft Company (XTI) says it has received several additional orders and deposits from customers under its pre-sales program. XTI officially launched its prototype program at this year's NBAA trade show in Las Vegas. The company stated that the response at the show was very positive and generated additional financial and strategic relationships for the company.

Aircraft Expected To Debut In 2018

Yamaha Motor Co exhibited the YMR-01 ... a prototype industrial multi-rotor drone type aircraft scheduled for launch in 2018 ... at the 4th Next Generation Agriculture Expo Tokyo held at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba October 11 to 13. The YMR-01's design features coaxial rotors and a lightweight carbon body to enable continuous spraying of one hectare per flight, delivering a spraying quality comparable to Yamaha Motor’s industrial-use unmanned helicopters.