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Rotor Technologies launches world’s largest commercial drones 

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The drones, named Airtruck and Sprayhawk, are both based on the Robinson R44 helicopter airframe, which has been adapted to perform a number of tasks, such as lifting cargos or spraying crops, while remotely operated.

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Australian Air Force to use back-assist exosuits for heavy-lifting roles

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The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) will start using back-assist exosuits to assist personnel in roles that involve regular, heavy lifting. In 2014, Japan’s Haneda Airport (HND) tried the use of a wearable hybrid assisted limb for baggage handlers and cargo loaders at the domestic terminal.

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The innovators and trailblazers of future aviation flourishing in the UK

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So for companies, like us, trying to innovate in hydrogen-electric aviation, it’s an important geography,” ZeroAvia told Aerotime. For now, ZeroAvia will continue working towards certification from the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) with passenger and cargo flights scheduled in the next couple of years. “We

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Exploring the use of robotics and automation to enhance airport ground handling

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One of the main technologies developed and used during this time was the hybrid assisted limb (HAL) worn by baggage handlers and cargo loaders at the domestic terminal in Haneda Airport. The Japan Times YouTube Channel Airport employees wore three kilogram robotic suits around their waists to help with lifting heavy objects.

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From albatrosses to slimy eels: Aircraft design and concepts inspired by nature 

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In December 2023, a Lufthansa Cargo 777F became the first freighter to be modified with AeroSHARK and in December 2023, a LATAM Airlines Brasil Boeing 777 became the first aircraft operated by a carrier in the Americas to be fitted with the film.

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Horizon Aircraft is developing the first 800km range hybrid eVTOL aircraft  

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Horizon Aircraft During the take-off and landing phases of flight, the wing surfaces can transform from a smooth horizontal flying surface into a stabilizer, housing 14 fans that provide the lift for vertical flight – five embedded on either side of the main wing, plus a further two mounted either side within the forward canard wings.

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