But most LiDAR units are heavy and – up to now – had to be mounted on trucks or manned aircraft. So over the past couple of years manufacturers likeRieglandVelodynehave reduced the size and weight of their un
China sent its homegrown large passenger plane C919 into sky on Friday, becoming one of the world's top makers of jumbo aircraft. China's largest train maker CRRC to build plant in Canada China Railway Rolling Stock Corp, the country's railway vehicle and equipment manufacturer and exporter, ...
The prime minister, top government officials and even senior royals travel on a Royal Air Force Airbus Voyager for official engagements. The jet has been in the news lately when Prime Minister Boris Johnson decided that its grey color scheme, common to military aircraft, was too dull and ordere...
It's called the Land Aircraft Carrier, and it's basically a big electric SUV with an electric VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) module on the back. The company claims to have already received 3,000 orders of intent to purchase, and the plan is to start delivery in 2026!
Also, Washington granted permission to Chicago-based Boeing and its European competitor Airbus to sell billions of dollars’ worth of aircraft to Iran in September 2016. Article content Article content Renault and other European companies are looking to rebuild their presence in Iran following the ...
"During a strike, they don't work on planes, they don't deliver planes," von Rumohr said. Aircraft makers typically get about 60% of the purchase price on delivery, "so not delivering planes has a massive impact on your cash in-flow, and your costs probably continue on." ...
The company's challenge now, he says, is to put the right people in charge with the resources to design and develop quality aircraft. "I'm confident that given the right structure of the board, given the right leadership team, who then allocate the correct resources to the engineers, and...
SIA was prudent enough to ditch the plan before it ever got off the ground, although that didn’t stop it from seeking innovation elsewhere. For instance, it turned one of its aircraft into a restaurant that sat on the tarmac. It also began offering take-away meal kits — because who do...
It’s all thanks to unprecedented cooperation from aircraft manufacturers. That includes receiving access to the computer aided drafting (CAD) files used to manufacture the actual planes themselves, and getting virtual air time with experienced test pilots. But the real magic of Microsoft Flight ...