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The company introduced its TC800 Series converters, designed to convert AC to DC power for aircraft systems and provide backup power during brief outages, at this week’s Aircraft Electronics Association International Convention & Trade Show.

The organization is giving another £300,000 (US$401,800) donation toward an operational base for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance, doubling its pledge for the new headquarters at a site near Southampton Airport (EGHI) in Hampshire.

(KNXV) – According to court documents, the suspect allegedly pointed a handgun at a Phoenix Police Department helicopter Mar. 21 near downtown Phoenix, Arizona.

The Lockheed Martin company has completed flight testing and delivery of the US Army’s experimental UH-60MX Black Hawk with the Sikorsky MATRIX autonomy suite.

(Axios) – The Florida Department of Transportation element of the FAA’s Advanced Air Mobility and Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) Integration Pilot Program includes operations focused on cargo delivery, passenger transportation, automation, and medical response. Initial planned routes include Orlando to Tampa and Tampa to the SunTrak campus in Polk County, which will serve as the state’s headquarters for eVTOL testing.

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be the pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines during low-level operations.

(Tech Explore) – Researchers from SINTEF have built a drone that runs on hydrogen. It is lighter in weight and provides a longer range compared with battery-powered drones.

Researchers at the FAA’s Vertical Flight Aviation Safety Technologies Laboratory and Cockpit Simulation Facility have conducted a study to determine the benefits of using virtual reality simulations to train new helicopter pilots before they fly real aircraft.

MedFlight of Ohio COO Mike Perkins will chair the association’s new board of directors and executive committee.