FBI seizes 76 drones caught flying near Atlanta FIFA Men's World Cup events, agency says

The Federal Bureau of Investigation says they have seized more than 70 drones after operators allegedly violated the ...
Hackaday

How Airspeed Sensors Work

When you’re driving your car, you’re probably regularly looking at the speedometer to make sure you comply with the local speed limits. The method by which it works is simple enough: ...

How One YouTuber Scratch-Built a 23-Foot RC Aircraft Carrier With a Working Catapult

We see some wild radio-controlled builds here at MotorBiscuit, but sometimes a project comes along that completely blows our ...

NASA’s X-59 “frankenjet” tests supersonic flight without the sonic boom

More than two decades since the Concorde supersonic airliner last took to the skies, NASA has been flying an experimental ...
Hackaday

Hack Improves Cheap Speed Controllers

Tony Goacher] has worked with a lot of cheap brushless DC motor controllers built in China. They can be very cost-effective, ...
The Aviationist

U.S. Navy Completes First Phase of LRASM F-35C Flight Science Program

The U.S. Navy, supported by Lockheed Martin, completed the first phase of the F-35C LRASM Flight Sciences Test Program after a series of integration flight tests from September 2024 to April 2026.
IEEE

Prescribed Performance-Based Envelope Protection Control for Coaxial Compound Helicopter in High-Speed Flight

Abstract: The control complexity of coaxial compound helicopters (CCH) increases pilot workload and safety risks during aggressive maneuvers, necessitating an envelope protection system for safer ...
Morningstar

AV Signs MOU with Taiwan’s Ubiqconn to Develop Common Controller Ecosystem for Taiwan’s Indigenous UAS Program

Collaboration will pair AV’s Tomahawk Common Control Ecosystem and Kinesis™ software with Ubiqconn’s rugged controllers AeroVironment, Inc. (“AV”) (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global defense technology leader, ...
IEEE

Implementation of FPGA-based Neural Network Controller for Reducing Speed Ripple for a PMSM-driven EV using MRAS Speed Estimator

Abstract: The conventional model reference adaptive system (MRAS) employs a proportional-integral (PI) controller with a low-pass filter (LPF). However, the LPF and integrator add phase delay and DC ...
AviationPros

Helios Horizon Completes First Ever Piloted Electric Airplane Flight Using Solid-State Batteries

Helios Horizon has successfully completed the first ever human-piloted flight of an electric airplane powered with solid-state batteries. In this history-making event, the demonstration showcased how ...
Robb Report

This Electric Aircraft Is the First to Take Flight Using Solid-State Batteries

Helios Horizon just made aviation history. The Florida nonprofit completed what it says is the first piloted flight of an electric aircraft powered by solid-state batteries on Friday. Founder and ...
Yahoo

Man in Texas is accused of using a fake boarding pass to get on a United flight to Los Angeles

A Texas man is accused of using a fake boarding pass to get on a United Airlines flight before he was found hiding in a restroom, forcing the plane back to the gate before it could take off at Houston ...