The CityAirbus eVTOL quad-rotor aircraft has completed its first flight at the Airbus facility in Donauwörth, Germany.
Free flight testing follows the first tethered flight of the aircraft in May of last year. CityAirbus released a video of the first test flight. According to Airbus, CityAirbus is an all-electric, four-seat, multicopter vehicle demonstrator that focuses on advancing remotely piloted electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) flight. Final warning! Hard Rock Stadium near Miami is a “No Drone Zone” for Super Bowl LIV on Feb. 2, 2020. Drones also are prohibited around the Miami Beach Convention Center for the NFL Super Bowl Experience and Bayfront Park for Super Bowl Live during the days leading up to the event. The FAA will establish a TFR on game day that will prohibit drones within a 30-nautical-mile radius of the stadium up to 18,000 feet in altitude. The TFR will be in place from 5:30 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. EST. Drones are also prohibited for one nautical mile around Hard Rock Stadium on February 2 from 9 a.m. until the TFR for the game takes effect. Yates Electrospace Corporation has
announced the design completion and specifications of a wide-body version of its successful GD-2000 cargo delivery drone, with unveiling set for July 20-24, 2020 at the Farnborough International Airshow. Developed by YEC based on real-time demand from U.S. and allied foreign government Special Operators including the U.S. Army 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR), the new wide-body is 60% larger than the standard Silent Arrow GD-2000, with a 140cu/ft cargo bay that accommodates five times more life-saving supplies, medicines and tactical cargo. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-Unmanned!!!
Airborne-Unmanned 01.28.20 is chock full of info in this Weekly News Episode, Tuesday, January 28th, 2020... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Sophie Hurlock, Brianne Cross, Christopher Odom, and Laura Hutson, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalist Tom Patton, this episode covers:
- CityAirbus eVTOL Conducts First Untethered Flight
- South Florida Is A 'No Drone Zone' During Super Bowl LIV
- Autonomous Cargo Delivery Drone To Be Unveiled At Farnborough
- AUVSI Announces Keynote Speakers For XPONENTIAL 2020
- Boeing To Explore Developing Israeli Ducted Fan Rotor Technology
- New Project Will Study Drone Delivery Of Medical Samples
- South Dakota Signs Participating Addendum With Avion Unmanned
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