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Inside this issue
18 // Detect & Avoid development
Technologies are being developed to enable
the next generation of drone operations
24 // Crash test cameras
A NASA research centre has hosted a
milestone project that examined the
survivability of aircraft crashes
32 // Measuring ditch tests
Unlike many tests, recreating the ditching of
an aircraft in water still requires physical tests
38 // Queen Bee to Rattler
Advances in target drones have given rise to
a variety of aerial, land and surface targets
46 // Space manufacturing trials
3D printers offer a way to remotely build
structures in orbit, but first the processes
have to be tested on Earth
52 // Talking up the changes
How the latest IP technology is finally
changing the way pilots and air traffic
controllers are communicating
58 // Testing talk: Lee Human
AeroTEC’s CEO details the work the company
is to carry out building a flying engine testbed
for Rolls-Royce
64 // Cover story: Risk management
Engineers and experts discuss how to
manage safety, budgets and scheduling risks
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6 // World test update
The latest testing news
from around the globe
8 // hybrid high life
A French firm is ready to fly its
hybrid aircraft for the first time
12 // Air taxis in a spin
Bell’s Nexus eVTOL is making good
progress through testing and is set
for its first flight in 2023
14 // Drones down under
Boeing is the first in line to test
drones at a new Australian facility
16 // academic Insight
Dr Adrian Cole from Cranfield
University on a digital future
70 // products and services
All the latest innovations and
company news
82 // aft cabin
The Lockheed Martin Super
Constellation
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