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Aira forms an advisory boardJames Earl and Josh Valman have joined Aira as our first two advisers.Read article
A drone flight is planned like a Formula 1 raceA Formula 1 car starts the race with all the fuel it is going to get and a plan for spending it, lap by lap. A drone's flight is worked out the same way. Here is how, and what it asks of the engine.Read article
How does a micro turbine work?A small jet engine has a compressor and a turbine on one shaft, with a combustion chamber between them. This is what each of them does.Read article
Why choose a jet turbine over a piston engineMost small uncrewed aircraft still fly on a piston engine and a propeller. Here is when a small jet turbine is the better choice, and when it is not.Read article
Defence has a motorsport problemDrones are now designed, flown, lost and replaced on a motorsport calendar. The engines to power them are still built on an aerospace one. Why a team of ex-Formula 1 engineers is building jet engines in Bicester.Read article
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