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Most people think of drones as annoying little buzzing quadcopters. Don’t say that to the Griff Aviation Guardian, a 160-pound working drone that can lift its own weight and then some. At the AUVSI Xponential show in Dallas, Griff was showing a prototype and AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli shot a video describing it. view on YouTube

BVLOS or beyond visual line of sight is a desperate goal for the drone industry. But LiPo batteries and tiny electric motors aren’t going to do that. But there are plenty of engine makers out there working on hybrid and heavy fuel solutions. At AUVSI Exponential, AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli looked at four examples. view on […]

There’s a parts kit that allows you to build your own ADS-B In receiver to get weather information from the FAA system. It gets traffic, too, but there is a disclaimer.

Hey, admit it: You’d own a P-51 Mustang if you could. In this AVweb video shot at Sun ‘n Fun, P-51 owner Louis Horschel explains what’s involved in P-51 ownership. If you think it involves money, you’re right. view on YouTube

John Langford, CEO of Aurora Flight Sciences, attended Uber’s Elevate Summit in Dallas, and offers his take on what it will take to make urban electric VTOL transport a reality. Duration: 14:03 File Size: download here

The French Air Force’s newest tactical transport aircraft, the A400M, has been touring the U.S. in support of the Patrouille de France’s 2017 tour. AVweb spoke with aircraft commander Lt. Col. Benoit Paillard about the aircraft and its capabilities. view on YouTube

At the Sustainable Aviation Symposium, AVweb spoke with Pipistrel’s modest Director of Research and Development, Tine Tomažič. Dr. Tomažič received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Ljubljana and has been with Pipistrel for 16 years as an intern, test pilot and engineer. We spoke with Tine about what electric aircraft can (and […]