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The folks at Roll-Royce tell ANN that they believe their all-electric ‘Spirit of Innovation’ aircraft is the world’s fastest, setting three new world records. They have submitted data to the FAI – that on 16 November 2021, the aircraft reached a top speed of 345.4 mph over 3 kilometres, smashing the existing record by 132 mph. In further runs at the UK Ministry of Defence’s Boscombe Down experimental aircraft testing site, the aircraft achieved 330 mph over 15 km – 182 mph faster than the previous record – and broke the fastest time to climb

Combines The Efficiency Of A Fixed-Wing Aircraft, With The Vertical Takeoff Of A Gyrocopter

Aergility brought their newest ATLIS model to XPOnential 2021, and James Vander Mey, CEO, took some time to give our ANN Chief Editor Jim Campbell the rundown on how things are going. The Atlis will be an autonomous hybrid electric unmanned aerial vehicle for long range cargo delivery to hazardous or difficult terrain.

Aero Linx: The Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) On April 1, 1947, Jamaica established the Civil Aviation Department (CAD). Its purpose was to ensure the compliance of all air operators with international and local rules and regulations. The main objective was to ensure the safe and expeditious flow of air traffic within Jamaica’s airspace. The need to transform the CAD from a Civil Service agency to a statutory entity was necessary for modernising the Department and keeping apace with the growth of civil aviation locally and worldwide. The Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) was, therefore, established by the Civil Aviation (Amendment) Act 1995. The Authority became operational on Ma

Lost Link (LL) An interruption or loss of the control link, or when the pilot is unable to effect control of the aircraft and, as a result, the UA will perform a predictable or planned maneuver. Loss of command and control link between the Control Station and the aircraft. There are two types of links: a. An uplink which transmits command instructions to the aircraft, and b. A downlink which transmits the status of the aircraft and provides situational awareness to the pilot.

“We are very proud of this achievement, which proves the industrial and technological capability of the Airbus Helicopters teams in France and Brazil to deliver one of the most modern solutions in the world to the Brazilian Armed Forces. Designed to meet the most demanding requirements of the Brazilian Navy, the advanced anti-surface warfare and tactical capabilities open new mission capabilities for the H225M utility helicopter." Source: Alberto Robles, Head of Latin America at Airbus Helicopters, commenting on the delivery of the very first H225M in naval combat configuration to the Brazilian Navy.