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ACC Thunder Wasp UAV

Across land and sea, industry is crying out for ever-safer and more efficient heavy-lifting capabilities. UAVs represent the promise of highly flexible and cost-effective logistics: an uncrewed heavy lifter for picking up anything and placing it anywhere. However, the most prolific UAVs...

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Wave J-1

Pulsejet engines are, mechanically speaking, among the simplest combustion engines in existence. They typically consist of a short, stubby intake pipe, a longer exhaust pipe, a combustion chamber, an ECU, and some fuel valving and injection parts possibly present in modern versions.

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Avadi Engines

The era of UAVs has ushered in a variety of new approaches to power and propulsion as uncrewed aircraft manufacturers race to offer improved flight endurance, lower maintenance overheads, better fuel efficiencies, less vibration and other advantages over their competitors....

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Schiebel Camcopter

There is an adage among uncrewed aircraft engineers: “If your UAV doesn’t break in the first 100 flight hours...

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Launchpoint EPS HPS400

As advancements in electric aviation outpace those in battery energy density new designs for lightweight...

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Insitu’s ScanEagle & Integrator

Since the dawn of the century, countless programmes for high-end, long-endurance UAVs...

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We Ride Robotics Robobus

The French Open is one of the largest tennis tournaments in the world, held every year at Stade Roland Garros in Paris. The 2024 event ran from May 26 to June 9, with not only a plethora of head-to-heads between elite athletes but, most unusually, a driverless minibus shuttle service for taking VIPs and media to and from the stadium...