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  1. Let's not get too excited people - this is just a mockup!

    Anduril +Archer Aviation unveil "Thunder", an autonomous tiltrotor "loyal wingman" designed to fly alongside crewed attack helicopters (AH-64 Apache, MV-75 Cheyenne II).

    Mission doctrine = autonomous "escort-wingman", a teaming concept were Thunder flies along side and takes on the parts of a mission most likely to get a helicopter crew killed. techradar.com/pro/andruil-unve #Aircraft #Helicopter #Military #Andruil #ArcherAviation #Thunder #RotorCraft #Wingman #TiltRotor #AutonomousAircraft #ML

  2. USA: The Vertical Flight Society's #Forum82 is the world's leading international technical event on vertical flight technology. May 5-7, 2026 in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA.

    Information/Registration:
    vtol.org/forum-and-events/annu

    #helicopter #rotorcraft #VTOL #eVTOL #tiltrotor

  3. A comprehensive review of the #V22 Osprey released Dec. 12 by the U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command #NAVAIR exposes critical safety and readiness concerns with the #Bell #Boeing #tiltrotor, including serious #safety risks that have persisted for years and remain unresolved. My latest story for The Air Current breaks it down. #aviation #aviationsafety theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf

  4. The #eVTOL developer #Overair revealed its first full-scale prototype today: an 8,000-lb, #uncrewed #electric #tiltrotor that it will use for thrustborne #flight testing starting early next year. For The Air Current, I caught up with Overair's CEO and CCO to learn more about the #aircraft and the company's plans: theaircurrent.com/aircraft-dev

  5. A couple of short #aviation news items from me at the #parisairshow are now up in our Dispatches section:

    #Stellantis invests $10.9 million in #Archer stock as companies tout collaboration

    Commercial variant of #V280 #tiltrotor possible in 2030s, says Bell CEO

    theaircurrent.com/dispatches/

  6. The FAA today announced a proposed update to its air carrier definition to include powered-lift operations: faa.gov/newsroom/notice-propos

    It's mostly an administrative change, but necessary to enable winged #eVTOL and #tiltrotor (i.e. AW609) aircraft to be used in commercial operations.

  7. In the winds of the murky twilight, the bluest of all blue hours, a man dives from a futuristic dropship. Who is he? What is his mission? What danger will he face along the way?...

    #art #MastoArt #digitalart #painting #digitalpainting #twilight #nightsky #cloudscape #aircraft #tiltrotor #skydiving

  8. This is my new piece "Airdrop", showing a man skydiving off a futuristic tiltrotor aircraft at twilight; wish I could be with him.

    #art #MastoArt #digitalart #painting #digitalpainting #twilight #nightsky #cloudscape #aircraft #tiltrotor #skydiving

  9. The Drone That Flies In Any Orientation - Modern radio-controlled multi-rotor drone can be incredibly agile, but can only make orientation ... more: hackaday.com/2020/04/14/the-dr #robotshacks #hexacopter #multirotor #tiltrotor #drone