by Ben Sclair | May 24, 2021 | #Drone, Aviation News, General Aviation, nasa, Opinion, Touch & Go
NASA seeks BVLOS flight-corridors for AAM vehicles. UAS will test ConOps between CERTAIN and USRTC. This AAM HDV will pave the way for more complex routing of larger UAM aircraft. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | May 20, 2021 | 20210603, Aviation News, aviation safety, Aviation Safety Reporting System, drones, flying, General Aviation, nasa, News, Pilots, UAS, Unmanned Aerial Systems
“Examples of reported UAS incidents include events in which wind, weather, or equipment are important factors, conflicts between manned and unmanned aircraft, and operational mistakes that may endanger persons or aircraft. Commencing with knowledge extracted...
by General Aviation News Staff | May 19, 2021 | 20210603, Aviation News, Briefings, drones, General Aviation, nasa, News, UAS, Unmanned Aerial Systems
NASA has created a partnership with The Longbow Group to begin the first steps toward establishing beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) flight-corridors for unmanned aerial system (UAS) flight tests in Hampton Roads, Virginia. The ultimate goal: Use drones to test...
by General Aviation News Staff | Apr 26, 2021 | 20210506, Aviation News, General Aviation, helicopters, nasa, News
For this second flight test at Wright Brothers Field, Ingenuity took off at 5:33 a.m. EDT (2:33 a.m. PDT), or 12:33 p.m. local Mars time. But where Flight One topped out at 10 feet above the surface, Ingenuity climbed to 16 feet this time. After the helicopter hovered...
by General Aviation News Staff | Apr 19, 2021 | 2021056, Aviation News, briefigs, General Aviation, nasa, News
The Ingenuity helicopter’s first flight on Mars was made at what NASA officials have named Wright Brothers Field on the red planet. “We have been thinking for so long about having our Wright brothers moment on Mars, and here it is,” said MiMi Aung, project...
by Megan Esau | Mar 20, 2021 | EAA Museum, gene kranz, History, Honoring The Past, nasa, Warbirds
Space program legend Gene Kranz donated the flight helmet he wore during his time as an F-86 Sabre pilot in the Korean War to the EAA AirVenture Museum at Friday night’s Wright Brothers Memorial Dinner. Kranz, who is well-known for his role as NASA’s mission control...
