At this week's German National Aviation Conference in Hamburg, Airbus Helicopters took the wraps off its PioneerLab flying helicopter laboratory ... laboratories for flight testing new technologies.

The PioneerLab is based on Airbus ... to flight-test structural parts that are made from bio-based and recycled materials to reduce the aircraft’s environmental footprint. Airbus Helicopters ...

Airbus Helicopters officially introduced ... As a flying laboratory, the PioneerLab will integrate and test a dedicated flight control system plus the associated sensors for autonomy.

Picture this: while a helicopter performs all regular flight operations ... helicopter. Airbus also operates the DisruptiveLab and the PioneerLab. The DisruptiveLab flying laboratory was ...

During the German National Aviation Conference in Hamburg, Germany, Airbus ... critical flight phases such as takeoff and landing. “With PioneerLab, we continue our ambitious strategy to test and ...

Airbus Helicopters has performed the first flight of its new DisruptiveLab technology demonstrator that will test a host of new technologies designed to cut carbon emissions by up to 50%.

Airbus Helicopters is ... the light-twin helicopter is designed to serve as a testbed for three main technology streams: autonomous flight controls, measures to improve fuel burn by 30%, and ...

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus on Friday unveiled four of its newly-delivered Airbus ... 8 million flight hours, according to Cyprus Defense Minister Vassilis Palmas. “The new helicopter ...

Airbus' NH90 Sea Tiger multi-role frigate helicopter variant designed for Germany's navy made its first flight Thursday, the aircraft manufacturer announced. The maiden flight occurred at Airbus ...

The Racer just launched a new era for high-speed helicopters—or ... First announced in 2017, Airbus’s experimental aircraft made its first flight recently, hitting the aerospace giant ...

Cyprus has unveiled four of its newly-delivered Airbus H145 helicopters that officials say ar among the most advanced rotorcraft in the world with a proven track record that gives the Cypriot National ...