Aurora Flight Sciences will begin manned tested flights of its Centaur optionally piloted vehicle (OPV) out of the company's Virginia base in September.
The aircraft is a modified Diamond DA42 MPP twin augmented with Aurora-built vehicle and mission management computers, a Rockwell Collins flight control computer and a suite of sensors and actuators for autonomous operations.
Source: Flight Daily News
Dutch investigators probing the fatal crash of a Blackshape Aircraft BK 160 are trying to determine whether external burn marks arose from an in-flight or post-impact fire.
Italian airframer Blackshape Aircraft is confident that the grounding of its BS 115 and BK 160 single-engined trainers will shortly be resolved, as it supports regulatory investigations into two accidents which triggered the decision. The manufacturer is participating in the Aero Friedrichshafen 2024 show, which begins on 17 April, where ...
Training organisation ASL Academy is introducing the electrically-powered Pipistrel Velis Electro to its student pilot fleet at Antwerp.
