Nasa – By using a smaller version of a full-sized aircraft called the RAVEN Subscale Wind Tunnel and Flight Test (RAVEN SWFT) vehicle, NASA is able to conduct its tests in a fast and cost-effective manner. The small aircraft weighs … Continue reading NASA Tests Research Aircraft to Improve Air Taxi Flight Controls.
Image ©Christopher Hamilton / University of Arizona SOURCE Uni-Arizona : A team of scientists led by Christopher Hamilton of the University of Arizona is gearing up to send drones on exploration missions across a vast lava field in Iceland to test a … Continue reading NASA gives $3 million to University of Arizona Scientists to test Mars Exploration Drones in Iceland.
NASA awarded a team of Oklahoma State University researchers $5.2 million over the next four years to study low-level wind and turbulence forecasting. The research aims to improve the safe operation of drones in both urban and rural environments, particularly … Continue reading Oklahoma State University won $5.2 million award from NASA to study low-level wind and turbulence on drones.
