Monthly Archives: June 2019

Drones capable of autonomous avoidance aren’t novel — DJI has featured them in its lineup for years. But what about quadcopters that can dodge fast-moving projectiles? That’s what scientists from the University of Maryland and ETH Zurich describe in a … Continue reading →

When North Pole High School student Seth Rupe flew to Muncie, Indiana, this week to attend a special remote control aeronautics camp, he did not go empty handed. He took a 5-foot-long, remote control model helicopter with him. The 16-year-old … Continue reading →

Storytelling. It’s one of the hottest topics right now. Research has shown that stories can enhance empathy, increase the ability to identify and recall key messages, and improve engagement. It’s powerful. From Hollywood to politics, storytelling has been a tool … Continue reading →

Moreover, while it demonstrated amazing instant turning performance, it was poor at sustained turns as it bled off speed quickly. Though claimed to be Mach 2-capable, the fastest speed Berkut flight speed reported was Mach 1.65. In 1996, the March/April … Continue reading →

Dave Williams proudly poses with his favourite model plane, a Hawker Hurricane. The plane was well-known as the Royal Air Force’s main fighter at the start of the Second World War. (Paul Colbourne) To say Dave Williams loves airplanes would be … Continue reading →

I live in Lexington, Massachusetts, right next to Hanscom airfield. In the mid-1990s, I had some time off in between gigs. I had just taken Geerlings Wade, a direct mail wine company, public. One day I said to my wife, “You know, I’ve … Continue reading →

The sensors malfunctioned during a Lion Air flight in Indonesia in October and an Ethiopian Airlines flight from Addis Ababa in March, causing anti-stall software to push the planes’ noses down. Pilots were unable to regain control, and both planes … Continue reading →