October 20, 2013
The newest aircraft carrier does not have acres of flight deck. In fact it has no deck at all. Its complement does not number in the thousands. Instead it sails without a soul on board. Yet the aircraft that it operates can fly much longer and farther than anything based on a fleet leviathan. The…[ Read more ]
August 7, 2012
Searching the open ocean is just the sort of dull and sometimes dangerous job that seems meant for unmanned aircraft. Aerovel’s new Flexrotor, based on ship or shore, shows great promise for this role with its combination of small size, long endurance, and VTOL. However as Tad McGeer, Aerovel’s president, points out, “building a capable…[ Read more ]
August 6, 2012
Hood Technology is displaying at Unmanned Systems North America a Flexrotor, the remarkable long-range VTOL aircraft from Aerovel, equipped with a Hood Tech stabilized imaging system. Hood Tech’s president, Andy von Flotow, observed that “Flexrotor brings a quantum jump in capability to the small-UAS sector, with its unique mix of VTOL, long-endurance, small size, and…[ Read more ]
August 14, 2011
Husum, Washington USA On Friday Aerovel’s Flexrotor demonstrated transition between hover and wing-borne cruise, capabilities which allow it to combine VTOL with range of more than 3000 km and endurance exceeding a day and a half. Aerovel’s president, Tad McGeer, explains that “transition requires a climb, pitch-over, dive, and zoom, so we entered the new…[ Read more ]
September 7, 2010
Husum, Washington Aerovel’s Flexrotor miniature aircraft entered a new development phase Tuesday as the first prototype, named Pandora, began flight test. The table-top sized aircraft is designed for more than 3000 km range, and endurance exceeding a day and a half. In announcing its first flight, Aerovel’s president, Tad McGeer – who previously led development…[ Read more ]
March 1, 2010
Husum, Washington 1 March 2010 When a new airliner is ready for its public debut, it emerges from a giant hangar in a glitzy roll-out extravaganza. But when you have a very small aircraft and an equally small company, you have to think on a different scale. Tad McGeer, Aerovel’s president, recalls that “We started…[ Read more ]