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Aerospace International Editor on Airplane Geeks podcast

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This week, Aerospace International Editor Tim Robinson was one of the special guests in the Across the Pond segment on one of the web’s most popular aviation podcasts, Airplane Geeks, to discuss the roll-out of the nEUROn UCAV, the RAF buying second-hand BAe146s and the controversial Thames Estuary airport plan.

Drones of peace

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A UK initiative is working on ways to allow unmanned air vehicles (UAV)s or ‘drones’ to share airspace with manned aircraft – potentially opening a huge new market in peaceful uses for unmanned aviation.

EXCLUSIVE – FanWing UAV spins up for speed test

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Looking like a cross between a flying lawnmower and something out of a scifi film like Dune, the revolutionary FanWing rotary aircraft concept may be about to enter a new phase if wind-tunnel testing proves a modified design gives increased speed.

The Iranian DIY aerospace sector

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The unveiling of Iran’s first ‘armed UAV’ drone should produce neither alarm nor scorn – instead it reveals a growing core of aviation expertise in the country.

UAVs invade the toy store

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After fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, the latest frontier for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) is the consumer toy market – with the launch of the Parrot AR Drone, a remote-controlled quadricopter controlled over Wi-Fi by an iPhone ‘app’.

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Tim Robinson Editor, Aerospace International presents news, analysis and the latest developments in the aerospace sector from the UK and around the globe. Tim and the Society's publications department publish blog posts, articles, video interviews and multimedia content for a regular dose of insight into global aerospace.