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  1. #NASA's '1st #nuclear powered interplanetary #spacecraft' will send Skyfall #helicopters to #Mars in 2028
    NASA will launch the #SpaceReactor1 Freedom to Mars before the end of 2028, demonstrating advanced nuclear electric #propulsion in #deepspace. Nuclear electric propulsion provides an extraordinary capability for efficient mass transport in deep space and enables high power missions beyond Jupiter where solar arrays are not effective.
    space.com/astronomy/mars/nasas

  2. Monday, January 12, 2026

    Ukraine hits Russian drilling platforms in Caspian Sea -- UK developing ballistic missiles for Ukraine capable of striking deep inside Russia -- Ukraine brings US-made Tempest air defense system into combat, footage suggests -- Russia 'repeated fascism,' Zelensky says as war in Ukraine outlasts Nazi Germany's war with USSR ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  3. Wednesday, January 7, 2026

    Russia offered to 'swap' Venezuela for Ukraine in 2019, Trump adviser -- Explosions rang out all night: SBU conducts fresh strikes on ammunition depot and oil facility deep inside Russia -- Analysis: Why effective use of manpower will define who is winning the war in Ukraine in 2026 -- We asked 3 experts why Venezuela's Russian-supplied air defenses were AWOL ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  4. Monday, September 15, 2025

    Ukraine behind attack on Russian railway logistics, undermining offensive capabilities -- 'Opinion is shifting towards this idea,' says Polish FM Sikorski on NATO closing the sky over western Ukraine -- Putin's clash with Russia's top banker shows increasing disconnect over war economy -- Three Czech helicopters deployed to Poland following recent Russian drone incursions -- Russian attacks kill 7, injure 34 in Ukraine over past day ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025

  5. Tuesday, August 19, 2025

    Russia occupied less than 1% of Ukraine’s territory since November 2022, monitoring group says — Russian media shows US armored vehicle with Russian, American flags storming Ukrainian positions — Russian gasoline prices hit record highs after drone strikes shut refineries — Muscle beaches, drag racing, and drones falling into the sea. Summer in Odesa hasn’t stopped — In Ukraine, democracy finds its fiercest defenders … and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025

  6. There’s been a lot of intense discussion this past week regarding #eVTOL #aircraft vs. #helicopters. Can’t we all just get along?! Coincidentally, that’s the underlying theme of my latest article for The Air Current, which explores whether there should be separate #FAA advisory circulars for eVTOL #vertiports and #heliports. “Probably not” is the answer that a growing number of eVTOL and #helicopter players seem to agree on. #aviation theaircurrent.com/aviation-pol

  7. The safety guidebook Helicopter Rotor Downwash: Preventing the Adverse Effects of Rotor Downwash is now available in English: ecologie.gouv.fr/sites/default. This guidance document provides a lot of good information as well as lessons learned and best practices "from the field to the field" on the risks associated with the rotor downwash hitting the ground. 🚁

    #aircraft #aviation #helicopters #heliports #infrastructure #mobility #safety #SafetyFirst #transportation #vertiports #VerticalFlight #VTOLs

  8. #eVTOLs are not going to "whisk people": apnews.com/article/insider-joe. Or at least no more, no less than existing #helicopters & small airplanes. Electric air taxis are not Jetson's flying cars. These #aircraft will be subject to rules & regulations set for ensuring safe, secure & sustainable operations. 🚁 #aviation #evtols #mobility #verticalflight #vertiports #vtols

  9. Un petit rappel à la communauté aéronautique francophone :

    🚁 #VTOL = aéronef à décollage et atterrissage verticaux (ADAV)
    🛩 #STOL = aéronef à décollage et atterrissage courts (ADAC)
    🔋 #eVTOL = ADAV électrique
    ℹ️ Hélicoptères ⊂ ADAV. Mais la réciproque est fausse.

    #aircraft #aviation #engineering #francophonie #helicopters #VerticalFlight