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August 27, 2019

Airborne-Unmanned 08.27.19: VoloCity Unveil, 'Trusted Capital', Autonomous Bell

Also: Technical Experts Program, Westpac Little Ripper, University Agriculture, Robotic Research

Volocopter has presented the design for its newest air taxi model: VoloCity. This will be the fourth-generation electrical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL) by the German Urban Air Mobility developer. The VoloCity has been designed to meet the safety standards specified by EASA (SC-VTOL category enhanced). With a calculated range of 18 nautical miles and airspeed of 60 knots, the VoloCity is designed to serve as an on-demand inner-city air taxi. Over 1,000 test flights on previous Volocopter generations

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Airborne 08.26.19: Electric Air Racer, Moon Prize?, B-2 Anniversary

Also: Volocopter's New UAMA, Indian Aviatrix, Selfies Over Ditched Plane?, Jazz Aviation

Condor Aviation has made its name building and testing modifications to light aircraft. Now, thrilled by the challenge of electric flight, Team Condor—eight engineers from Condor Aviation—is applying that same expertise to create a customized electric aircraft for Air Race E. Condor Aviation’s airfield site underwent major renovation and now houses a full engineering shop that designs, builds and tests modifications to light aircraft. If air racing provides a boost to battery technology—as F1

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Airborne-Unmanned 08.20.19: ROBOpilot First Flight, Amazon Petition, EHang Test

Also: Saildrone Circumnavigates Antarctica, Falcon Research Project, AUVSI Innovation Challenge, Drone Traffic Testing

The Air Force Research Laboratory and DZYNE Technologies successfully completed a two-hour initial flight of a revolutionary Robotic Pilot Unmanned Conversion Program called ROBOpilot Aug. 9 at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah. “Imagine being able to rapidly and affordably convert a general aviation aircraft, like a Cessna or Piper, into an unmanned aerial vehicle, having it fly a mission autonomously, and then returning it back to its original manned configuration,” said Dr. A

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (08.27.19)

"Racing is a learning environment, where high-risk or novel technologies can be rapidly tested more easily than in production." Source: Kyle Clark, Head of Team Blue-BETA Racing.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (08.27.19): Drag

The net aerodynamic force parallel to the relative wind, usually the sum of two components: induced drag and parasite drag.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (08.27.19)

Serena Williams Blasting A Quadcopter With A Tennis Ball Provides An Important Lesson About Anti-Drone Defense

From Business Insider, in response to an inquiry from XKCD cartoonist Randall Munroe, Serena Williams agreed to try defeating a quadcopter with tennis serves.

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