28-Feb-2020Source: Japan Airlines
Under the mutual cooperation with the government of Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan Airlines (JAL) conducted a trial transporting freight for approximately 46km within the local islands in Nagasaki with an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) helicopter. On February 19, in conjunction with JAL Cargo`s transport service, fresh fish from the city of Shinkamigoto in Nagasaki was successfully transported on... Read more
28-May-2019Source: USPTO
A remote control device for an unmanned helicopter includes an orientation sensor that detects a flight orientation of the unmanned helicopter, a GPS antenna and a GPS receiver that detect speed information of the unmanned helicopter, and a CPU that detects a flight distance of the unmanned helicopter by integrating the speed information. A memory stores information concerning a base point of the... Read more
23-Aug-2017Source: USPTO
An unmanned helicopter includes a drive source, a tail rotor, a shaft unit that transmits a drive force from the drive source to the tail rotor, and an elastic member. The shaft unit includes a drive shaft, a transmission which transmits a drive force from the drive source to the drive shaft, and a transmittal portion that... Read more
20-May-2016Source: Yamaha
Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., is pleased to announce the inaugural commercial operation of its RMAX remotely piloted helicopter for agriculture spraying service in the U.S. The RMAX flight was completed this week in California for Napa-based Silverado Farming Company, a leading vineyard management company. During its debut the RMAX applied a fungicide for preventative control... Read more
11-May-2015Source: Tech Times
Unmanned flight prepares to move deeper into the agriculture sector, now that federal regulators have approved Yamaha’s crop dusting drone. See Full Story... Read more
18-Nov-2014Source: RGJ
Hot air balloons drifting in multicolored splashes against a blue heaven are a common sight in the Napa Valley. But lately, more than balloons have been taking to the wine country skies. See Full Story... Read more
9-May-2014Source: Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., have agreed to work together to develop and market an innovative small, unmanned autonomous helicopter system. Called the Rotary Bat (R-Bat), the new system merges a proven airframe produced by Yamaha, with the latest autonomous control and intelligence-gathering technologies for use in urban environments for... Read more
16-Jun-2011Source: Stock & Land
Yamaha’s Liam Quigley believes there is “a strong role†for the Rmax to be used anywhere for work that is “dull, dirty or dangerous†using a small spray boom to treat 7.7m wide swaths on each pass across a paddock. See article... Read more