The History of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Part 2: Interwar Years & WWII

To read The History of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Part 1: WWI, click here.  Post-WWI: Target and Assault Drones Interwar Years After World War I, the aviation industry advanced exponentially. These advancements (particularly within the air transport sector) hindered the testing and operation of unmanned systems. As post-war hostilities decreased, so did military interest in unmanned flight; [...]

By |November 23rd, 2016|Aviation History|Comments Off on The History of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Part 2: Interwar Years & WWII

How Drones Might Save the Endangered Black-Footed Ferrets

All it might take to save black-footed ferrets is some vaccine-coated M&Ms Just last week we posted on the topic of drones and how their role in wildlife conservation is rather ambiguous: do they help with conservation efforts or do they cause harm to wildlife? For the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), drones may [...]

By |July 14th, 2016|General Aviation|Comments Off on How Drones Might Save the Endangered Black-Footed Ferrets