All Civil UAVs articles – Page 89
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Cobham extends reach in the antenna sector
Cobham has acquired the well-established French antenna designer STAREC, in a move which enhances the UK company's already dominant position in this sector. Cobham is featuring two of its prime companies in Paris - FR Aviation and Chelton (Electrostatics). FR Aviation, with its French subsidiary, Air Precision, ...
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Ryan leads way
It was 70 years ago when Charles Lindbergh landed at Le Bourget airport after completing the first solo transatlantic flight. The aeroplane that made the historic flight was the 'Spirit of Saint-Louis' built for Lindbergh by Ryan Airlines. Teledyne Ryan, now part of Allegheny Teledyne, is ...
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Plan to issue one standard
NATO moves to introduce standardisation in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems will benefit both users and industry, according to the chairman of the Alliance's NIAG SG/53 working group, Guisseppe Leveque. He says the group will produce recommendations by next February to standardise the interfaces needed to pass control ...
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Allison revises growth plans for AE3007
Allison Engine is revising growth plans for its AE3007 turbofan, to tackle the thrust requirements of the projected Embraer EMB-170, a possible stretched version of the EMB-145 now being studied by the Brazilian manufacturer. "The growth version would use the fan from the Tay engine," says Allison large-commercial-engines ...
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IAI halts UAV link
Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI)has had to halt talks over merging its unmanned- air-vehicle (UAV) unit Malat with privately owned Silver Arrow, after the IAI workers' committee called a dispute. Source: Flight International
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Wankel examines multi-fuel engine
German engine manufacturer Wankel Rotary is studying the development of a multi-fuel rotary engine for aircraft and helicopter applications. Wankel says that the variable installation position (VIP) engine will be able to run on avgas, kerosene, diesel, natural gas, methanol or hydrogen, and will offer substantial weight savings ...
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Tests prove Pioneer's CARS compatibility...
THE PIONEER unmanned air vehicle (UAV) has undergone compatibility testing with the Common Automatic Recovery System (CARS). A series of seven shipboard recoveries was successfully completed during testing in the Atlantic Ocean. The Pioneer UAV was flown into the recovery net by means of commands received via datalink ...
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TAAL stakes claim to corporate aircraft niche
Taneja Aerospace and Aviation (TAAL) has launched what is believed to be India's first fractional-ownership scheme aimed at the corporate-aviation market. The company, a subsidiary of engineering company Indian Seamless, has set up the Netair scheme based on three of its own P68s - built locally under licence ...
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Daewoo receives the first of Sokols
Daewoo Heavy Industries (DHI) has taken delivery of its first Sokol W-3A helicopter and is due to receive another two by the end of the year. Two of the Polish machines will be added to the company's own helicopter fleet, and the third sold to a local buyer. ...
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Rallying call for more R&D investment
Meggitt chief executive Mike Stacey sounded an optimistic note on the state of the industry at a breakfast briefing yesterday but added a cautionary caveat on the state of research and development by UK aerospace companies. Stacey pointed out that the £10 million ($15.6 million) investment which his company ...
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Aero Tec laroratories
Aero Tec Laboratories (ATL) Europe's new Unmanned Vehicle Fuel Cell division is displaying its ultra-lightweight, bladder-type fuel tanks for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). ATL says that it is focusing on development of low-cost, non-exploding fuel cells, and can make complex fuel-cell shapes and sophisticated scavenging devices to optimise available space ...
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Predator crash
A US General Atomics Predator unmanned air vehicle crashed on 24 July in north-eastern Bosnia, near Brka in Moslem-Croat Federation territory, while on a reconnaissance mission. Source: Flight International
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Darkstar UAV software bugs mean 12-month flight hiatus
THE LOCKHEED Martin/ Boeing Darkstar long-endurance unmanned air vehicle (UAV) will not be flown before May 1997, to enable the US team to conduct an in-depth audit of all hardware and software. Repairs made since the April crash will be verified in an informal critical-design review due ...
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Sagem signs deal to make Predator
FRENCH SYSTEMS specialist Sagem has signed a deal with California, USA-based General Atomics to develop and market a European version of the US company's Predator long-range unmanned air vehicle (UAV). The new UAV, called Horus, will complete the range of vehicles offered by Sagem, which markets the short-/medium-range ...
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Alliant Systems picks up TUAV
ALLIANT SYSTEMS has beaten eight other competitors to the contract to produce the Pentagon's Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV). The UAV Joint Project Office on 2 May awarded prime contractor Alliant Techsystems a $52.6 million contract to provide TUAV systems for a two-year advanced concept-technology demonstration. ...
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UAV promises satellite shake-up
AN ISRAELI COMPANY is developing a unique high-altitude long-endurance hovering platform designed to act as a low-cost substitute for a communications or surveillance satellite. The Rotostar, is being developed by Silver Arrow, one of Israel's leading unmanned-air-vehicle (UAV) manufacturers. The Israeli Government, is funding part of the ...
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Westinghouse deal
The Pentagon's Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded Westinghouse a $7 million contract to expedite the development of the tools needed to process the large amounts of imagery being generated by sensors installed on some unmanned aerial vehicles and the Lockheed Martin U-2R. Source: Flight International
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Dark Star first flight delayed
THE FIRST FLIGHT OF the Lockheed Martin/Boeing Tier III Minus Dark Star stealthy unmanned air-vehicle (UAV), originally scheduled for late 1995, has been delayed by software- and hardware-integration problems. Taxi tests are now expected to begin before the end of the month. Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical's Tier II Plus ...
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IAI flies Eye View
ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES (IAI) unmanned-air-vehicle (UAV) division, Malat, has flown its Eye View lightweight UAV for the first time. The flight, which took place in early January, lasted 15min. The UAV will be equipped with a day/night plug-in optronic payload weighing 15kg. The Eye View is 2.9m long, has a ...
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Chinese drone
China has test-flown its first remotely piloted helicopter developed by the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. The unmanned Seagull is similar to the Russian Kamov Ka-32, with contra-rotating blades and twin tail fin. The 300kg machine is powered by an (60kW) 80shp engine. ...