https://worldofaviation.com The world's leading aviation news website Wed, 31 Jul 2024 08:10:06 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cropped-Favicon-150x150.png https://worldofaviation.com 32 32 https://worldofaviation.com/2024/07/faa-authorizes-first-commercial-drone-deliveries-without-visual-observers-in-dallas/ Wed, 31 Jul 2024 08:10:06 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=96708 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has made aviation history by authorizing the first commercial drone flights without visual observers in the Dallas area. Zipline International and Wing Aviation have received approval to deliver packages using drones while keeping their aircraft safely separated through Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM) technology. This marks a significant step]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2024/05/eurodrone-programme-achieves-major-milestone-with-successful-preliminary-design-review/ Thu, 16 May 2024 23:33:05 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=96481 Airbus Defence and Space, as the prime contractor for the Eurodrone programme, has announced the successful completion of the Preliminary Design Review (PDR). This significant milestone was achieved in collaboration with OCCAR and representatives from the four customer nations – France, Germany, Italy, and Spain – as well as the three Major Sub-Contractors (MSC), Airbus]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2023/03/google-wing-drones-to-pick-up-packages-without-human-help/ Sun, 12 Mar 2023 04:35:41 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=95118 The business said the change, along with other improvements to its charging processes, could allow its drones to shift to delivering millions of parcels a year.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2022/08/airbus-zephyr-drone-misses-world-record-flight-by-hours/ Fri, 26 Aug 2022 02:24:23 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94616 Airbus ground control team lost contact with the Zephyr drone on August 19th while it was flying far above Arizona in the stratosphere, just hours before it was set to break a world record for the longest continuous flight in history. ]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2022/08/uk-agrees-camcopter-drone-deal-for-search-and-rescue/ Mon, 15 Aug 2022 00:35:02 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94579 Bristow received its first Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 system in 2019, consisting of two aircraft, a ground control station and engineering and logistic support as a proof-of-concept capability.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2021/06/israel-successfully-intercepts-test-drone-through-airborne-laser-weapon/ Tue, 22 Jun 2021 06:59:07 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=91742 The Directorate of Defense R&D in the Israel Ministry of Defense (MoD), Elbit Systems and the IAF, have effectively intercepted several UAVs using an airborne High-Power Laser Weapon System (HPL-WS). A high-power laser system was installed on an aircraft and was tested in a number of scenarios. It effectively intercepted and destroyed all of the]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2021/05/listen-first-audio-recording-of-mars-helicopter-revealed-as-new-demonstration-phase-begins/ Mon, 10 May 2021 07:18:28 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=90430 NASA has confirmed that its groundbreaking Mars helicopter Ingenuity has successfully completed its fifth test flight, and revealed the first audio clip taken of the rotorcraft buzzing through Martian skies. According to NASA, its Perseverance rover on Mars was able to use its SuperCam microphone to record the first ever audio clip of an aircraft]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2021/05/nasa-gears-up-for-ingenuitys-fifth-flight/ Fri, 07 May 2021 07:23:40 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=90422 NASA is preparing for its Mars Helicopter, Ingenuity, to take its game-changing fifth flight on Friday. According to the space agency, Ingenuity will take again to Martian skies at 3:26pm EDT on Friday, with its flight data expected to hit NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in southern California by 7:31pm EDT that same day. According]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2021/05/another-success-for-nasas-mars-helicopter-future-plans-revealed/ https://worldofaviation.com/2021/05/another-success-for-nasas-mars-helicopter-future-plans-revealed/#comments Mon, 03 May 2021 07:24:27 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=90353 NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter has now successfully completed its fourth flight test on Mars, after a false start that occurred last Thursday, and again performed exactly as planned. According to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in southern California, data received back from Ingenuity showed it successfully took off as planned on Friday, with the rotorcraft again]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2021/05/another-success-for-nasas-mars-helicopter-future-plans-revealed/feed/ 1 https://worldofaviation.com/2021/04/mars-helicopter-fails-first-attempt-at-fourth-flight/ Fri, 30 Apr 2021 04:18:33 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=90335 NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter was unable to take off for its fourth test flight on Mars on Thursday due to technical difficulties, however NASA is confident the fourth flight can be completed on Friday. According to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in southern California, data received back from Ingenuity on Thursday morning shows it did not]]>