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The Drone Racing League has announced that it will organize its first large-scale ticketed event in the United States, a stop on its world tour at Chase Field in Phoenix. The 2019 DRL Allianz World Championship Season will include the event on September 8 at the home of MLB’s Arizona Diamondbacks. The event will also include a family-friendly zone that will include featuring DRL’s first live Artificial Intelligence Robotic Racing (AIRR) Circuit event. AIRR features autonomous DRL drones tha
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H55, a Solar Impulse technological spin off, has successfully flown a new electric airplane. Powered by H55’s electric propulsion system and manufactured by BRM Aero, the Bristell Energic is a 2-seater fully electric airplane to be used for pilot training and flight schools. H55 develops certified electric propulsion solutions to enable the next aviation revolution. The company focuses on the entire propulsion chain, to be certified CS 23, starting from the energy source and its management, through
“The UAS Integration Pilot Program, through a variety of demonstrations, is paying dividends on the investment to safely integrate UAS into the national airspace system.” Source: FAA Acting Administrator Dan Elwell, announcing a 4-year waiver allowing the North Dakota DOT to fly drones over people.
With respect to maintenance time records, means the time from the moment an aircraft leaves the surface of the earth until it touches down at the next point of landing.
Pioneering Private Space Explorer Anousheh Ansari welcomes ISS Commercialization
From TechCrunch, an interview with Xprize CEO and Prodea founder Anousheh Ansari, who gives her thoughts on NASA's recent announcement that the ISS is "Open for Business".
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