Peter Salzmann from Austria is a base jumping enthusiast who approached BMWi, BMW’s electric propulsion subsidiary, in 2017 with the idea of an electrically powered wingsuit.
In Croatia, remotely piloted aircraft are being used to replant vegetation destroyed by summer forest fires. Acorns are being turned into oak trees and chillies are used to treat wild boars.
The single-person multicopter developed by the Swedish company is not the most advanced of eVTOLs and its 20-minute operating time makes it not really suitable for A to B. However, the few who have booked the small flying vehicle in time will be able to get into the drone next year, which has a top speed of more than 100 km/h.
According to Cleo Robotics, the maker of the Dronut X1, it is “the world’s first twin-rotor, ducted drone”, which means that unlike conventional drones, its propellers are not located outside the fuselage but inside the drone.
The Spirit of Innovation flew at a speed of 623 km/h in a test last week, according to a Rolls-Royce statement.
When we talk about state-purpose aviation and operations, we mean all aviation activities serving a state institution and aimed at a well-defined task carried out in the interest of the state. They can be very wide ranging and can range from surveillance to site security.







