Aerospace & Spaceflight Electra EL9 Reaches FAA G-1 Certification Basis Milestone David WhitakerJuly 16, 2026July 16, 20260 Electra’s latest FAA milestone is important for a simple reason: it moves the EL9 program out of the rule-setting stage…
Drones & Unmanned Systems Horizon Taps BETA Flight Controls for Cavorite X7 Certification Stephen WallaceJuly 16, 2026July 16, 20260 The fact that Horizon has chosen flight control computers from BETA Technologies for their Cavorite X7 is more relevant in…
Mechanical Design & Robotics Walden Robotics Pushes Learning Robots Into Live Factory Work Jonathan BarrettJuly 16, 2026July 16, 20260 Walden Robotics has emerged with a familiar promise in industrial automation: make robots useful beyond tightly scripted, fenced-off tasks. The…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics ForeFlight Emergency Glide Mode Reframes Engine-Out Decisions in the Cockpit Thomas CaldwellJuly 16, 2026July 16, 20260 Uncommanded loss of engine power in general aviation is normally seen as an airmanship issue: keep best glide speed, refer…
Aerospace & Spaceflight NASA Mars Illusions Show How Rover Images Become Real Geology David WhitakerJuly 16, 2026July 16, 20260 Mars imagery tends to short-circuit the human mind, making objects such as rocks, hills, or ridges appear as open books,…