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May 12, 2017

Airlander Returns To The Skies

Most Recent Flight Test Occurred May 10

The Airlander 10 resumed flight testing on Wednesday, May 10. All objectives of the planned flight were accomplished and the aircraft is now safely back at its masting site. The Airlander was taken off its mooring mast at 1720 local time and took off at 1728. It flew for a total of 180 minutes before landing at 2015 and was secured safely on the mast at 2020. 

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Third Bombardier Global 7000 Joins Flight Test Fleet

Successful First Flight Of Third Test Flight Vehicle Completed

Bombardier Business Aircraft today announced that a third Global 7000 flight test vehicle (FTV3) has successfully completed its maiden flight. FTV3 joins a test program that has been demonstrating excellent system reliability and breaking new ground since it got underway in November 2016. Just five months into testing, the Global 7000 aircraft set a record as the largest business jet to operate so close to the sound barrier, reaching a milestone top speed of Mach 0.995.

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Dreams Soar To Address Gender Gap

USI Develops STEM Education Outreach In Unmanned Aviation

The Unmanned Safety Institute (USI) announced today that it has partnered with Dreams Soar, Inc. on a worldwide science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education outreach initiative.  The effort will assist Dreams Soar founder and pilot, Shaesta Waiz, as she travels around the world to promote the importance of STEM education, by offering a portion of USI’s award-winning STEM curriculum on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to underprivileged and disadvantaged young girls and women around the world.

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ICAO Seeks Member State Input On Drone Tracking Proposal

Goal Is To Track Every Drone In Real Time Worldwide

The ICAO is asking for public input on a proposal to develop a system that would track the movements of every drone in real time worldwide in an effort to prevent collisions with manned aircraft.

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AUVSI Names Member, Chapter Awards

Presented To Former FAA Senior Executive John Walker And Several AUVSI Chapters

The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International named John Walker of The Padina Group as AUVSI Member of the Year, and presented several new Chapter Awards, during ceremonies at XPONENTIAL 2017, the largest trade show for the unmanned systems and robotics industry, which is taking place at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas.

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Record Set For Longest Drone Urban Package Delivery In The U.S.

Aircraft Flew Over 97 Miles Under Cellular Connectivity

A new record has been set in long-distance drone delivery. On May 5, 2017, a Nevada UAS Consortium (Team Roadrunner) set the record flying a fixed-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) over 97 miles to Austin, Texas using cellular connectivity.

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