by Spyros Georgilidakis | Sep 10, 2021 | News
Did you know that Cessna once launched and sold a helicopter model? They did, and it even saw military service. So, whatever happened to it? Cessna is a household name. For people who aren’t aviation geeks, the terms ‘Cessna’ and “general aviation aircraft” are almost...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Jul 27, 2021 | News
The Mars Ingenuity helicopter has made 10 flights. It has evolved into an invaluable tool for the Perseverance rover, in unpredictable ways! It would have been successful had it made even ONE controlled flight. All it was supposed to achieve was a short demonstration,...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | May 16, 2021 | News
While many are trying to get to Urban Air Mobility by enlarging drone designs, Airbus gets there by “downsizing” helicopters! But it’s not that simple. Airbus make helicopters, and urban air mobility is very much in their radar. But they are trying something different...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | May 8, 2021 | News
Yesterday (Friday 7th of May) NASA released recorded sound of its Ingenuity helicopter, during its fourth Mars flight on the 30th of April! We have honestly lost count of the number of firsts in the Perseverance/Ingenuity Mars mission. First, we saw video of a Mars...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Apr 19, 2021 | News
In a first for aviation, NASA just completed the first aerodynamic flight in another world, when the Ingenuity helicopter took off and landed on Mars! NASA likened this accomplishment to the first flight of the Wright Flyer. That Kitty Hawk flight 107 years ago...
