Drone racing sees national acclaim, local growth
A boy tests his skills using a Sinclair drone flying simulator Saturday.
Kids try their hand at piloting mini drones during Saturday’s event
Pilot Michael Carroll with his competing micro drone.
RIVERSIDE The day starts early for pilots competing in micro drone races. At the National Museum of the United States Air Force, 20 pilots competed in the second annual drone racing event, which according to museum volunteers, drew the largest crowd the place had seen since its post-COVID reopening.
The Cold War Gallery was packed Saturday, as pilots competed in a series of two-minute heats to fly small “Tiny Whoop” drones under, around and through a C-124 Globemaster.
It s a perspective like few others: A first-person drone pilot s view of a tiny micro-drone racing through a C-124 Globemaster and assorted glowing obstacles at 25 mph or faster under the roof of the world s largest military aviation museum.
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A rare Canberra Bomber heads to Ardmore near Auckland minus its wings on the back of a truck from the Air Force Museum of New Zealand in Christchurch.
Christchurch motorists have been treated to an unusual sight, with a rare vintage plane body starting the long journey to its new home on the back of a truck. A Canberra Bomber in storage at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand in Christchurch, is being relocated to New Zealand Warbirds at Ardmore, just south of Auckland – a 1200km trip by road. The main component, the 20-metre-long fuselage, departed on Thursday.
Airpower can bring asymmetric results if time, place chosen correctly: Air Force chief RKS Bhadauria
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Last Updated: Feb 18, 2021, 04:44 PM IST
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Synopsis Pakistan Army s plan of armoured thrust was brilliant. But they didn t factor in airpower. They thought what could half a squadron sitting in Jaisalmer do? It was their mistake. Airpower can bring asymmetric results if time and place are chosen correctly, he said.
Indian Air Force s Tejas fighter jet performs during the second day of the Aero India 2021
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NEW DELHI: Airpower can bring asymmetric results if the time and place are chosen correctly, said Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria on Thursday.