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And as is so often the case with rapidly advancing technologies, it can be hard for the public to know legally what they can and can't do with the technology – or in the case of drones, where they can and can't fly. To help dispel confusion surrounding drone flights, the US FAA is beta testing its B4UFLY smartphone app, which tells users about any restrictions on unmanned aircraft they might want to fly in a particular area.</p><p></p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/faa-beta-testing-b4ufly-smartphone-app/39170/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--native-ad" data-article="39258"> <div class="article-top" data-article="39258"> <a class="label label-solid" href="/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/reviews/"> Gizmag Store </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/the-snowflake-stealth-drone-is-a-graceful-palm-sized-showoff-now-with-70-off/39258/">Enjoy Precision Flight Control with 70% off the Palm-Sized Snowflake Stealth Drone</a></h1> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/the-snowflake-stealth-drone-is-a-graceful-palm-sized-showoff-now-with-70-off/39258/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/snowflake-drone@2x.jpg" alt="The Snowflake Stealth Drone is a Graceful Palm-Sized Showoff, now with 70% off"> </a> </div> <p>There are few quadcopters that can match the aerial finesse of the palm-sized Snowflake Stealth. It features six-axis stabilization and precise controls, and it now has <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/https://store.gizmag.com/sales/pre-order-the-snowflake-micro-drone?utm_source=gizmag.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=pre-order-the-snowflake-micro-drone" title="Link: https://store.gizmag.com/sales/pre-order-the-snowflake-micro-drone?utm_source=gizmag.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=pre-order-the-snowflake-micro-drone">70% off at Gizmag Store</a> as part of the Summer Blowout Sale OMG.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/the-snowflake-stealth-drone-is-a-graceful-palm-sized-showoff-now-with-70-off/39258/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="39167"> <div class="article-top" data-article="39167"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/aircraft/"> — Aircraft </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/erida-carbon-fiber-tricopter/39167/">Atlas Erida lightweight drone is built to stay airborne longer</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/author/eric-mack/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> Eric Mack </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> August 31, 2015 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/erida-carbon-fiber-tricopter/39167/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 16 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/erida-carbon-fiber-tricopter/39167/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/erida@2x.jpg" alt="Erida takes off automatically"> </a> </div> <p>In the drone photography world, names like <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/parrot-bebop-skycontroller-review/38245/" target="_blank">Parrot</a> and DJI (maker of the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/review-dji-phantom-3-professional/38694/" target="_blank">Phantom</a> series) are the closest things to a gold standard at the moment. However, a Latvian startup is promising to deliver a smartphone-controlled, lightweight carbon fiber drone that improves on battery life by as much as 40 percent.</p><p></p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/erida-carbon-fiber-tricopter/39167/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="39164"> <div class="article-top" data-article="39164"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/aircraft/"> — Aircraft </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-gremlins-drones/39164/">Gremlins in the works: DARPA's vision for future air operations</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> David Szondy </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> August 30, 2015 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-gremlins-drones/39164/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/darpa-gremlins@2x.jpg" alt="Artist's concept of the Gremlins, which would supplement multi-role aircraft them with simpler, cheaper, specialized drones that can be deployed and recovered multiple times"> </a> </div> <p>The United States boasts some of the most advanced multi-mission combat aircraft in the world, but this can be a liability as well as an asset. True, each aircraft can outperform an entire squadron of a few decades ago, but they're also very expensive, incredibly complex, and not exactly expendable. For these reasons DARPA has launched the Gremlins program, which aims to develop swarms of cheaper, smarter aircraft that can be deployed and collected in midair.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-gremlins-drones/39164/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="39099"> <div class="article-top" data-article="39099"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/aircraft/"> — Aircraft </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/xti-aircraft-crowdfunding-vtol-trifan-600/39099/">XTI Aircraft Company offers stakes in the TriFan 600 VTOL business plane</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> David Szondy </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> August 26, 2015 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/xti-aircraft-crowdfunding-vtol-trifan-600/39099/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 7 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/xti-aircraft-crowdfunding-vtol-trifan-600/39099/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/xti-aircraft@2x.jpeg" alt="Artist's concept of the TriFan 600, which is the subject of an equity crowdfunding campaign"> </a> </div> <p>Crowdfunding is usually associated with consumer goods like <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/pebble-time-watch-review/38163/">smartwatches</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/hoverbike-kickstarter-drone/33057/">drones</a>, but XTI Aircraft Company of Denver, Colorado is hoping to score a double first with its TriFan 600. Pitched as the first commercially certified high-speed, long-range Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) airplane that combines the vertical lift capability of a helicopter with the speed of an airplane, it's also the first major aviation project to launch an equity crowdfunding campaign in the wake of new rules approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/xti-aircraft-crowdfunding-vtol-trifan-600/39099/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--news-byte" data-article="39091"> <div class="article-top" data-article="39091"> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/aerosense-quadcopter-vtol-flight/39091/">Aerosense drones take to the skies</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/author/paul-ridden/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> Paul Ridden </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/aerosense-quadcopter-vtol-flight/39091/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 6 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/aerosense-quadcopter-vtol-flight/39091/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/aerosense-quadcopter-vtol-flight@2x.jpg" alt="The prototype Aerosense AS-MC01-P quadcopter carries a Sony lens camera"> </a> </div> <p>Last month, Sony Mobile announced a joint drone venture with Japanese robotics company ZMP. The first images and videos of the Aerosense quadcopter, fitted with Sony's QX30 lens/camera module, and VTOL UAV prototypes have been released.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/aerosense-quadcopter-vtol-flight/39091/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="39045"> <div class="article-top" data-article="39045"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/aircraft/"> — Aircraft </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/bugatti-100p-replica-first-flight/39045/">Bugatti airplane replica makes its first flight</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> Ben Coxworth </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> August 21, 2015 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/bugatti-100p-replica-first-flight/39045/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 3 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/bugatti-100p-replica-first-flight/39045/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/bugatti-100p-replica-first-flight@2x.jpg" alt="Reve Bleu takes to the skies in Oklahoma"> </a> </div> <p>This July, we heard about how a group of aviation enthusiasts were building a <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/bugatti-100p-aircraft-prototype-replica/38440/">flying replica</a> of the radical Bugatti 100P racing aircraft. Named Reve Bleu (Blue Dream), it was undergoing taxi and engine testing at the time. This Wednesday in Tulsa, Oklahoma, however, it made its first flight – and did a nose-plant at the end.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/bugatti-100p-replica-first-flight/39045/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="38976"> <div class="article-top" data-article="38976"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/aircraft/"> — Aircraft </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/boeing-uav-submarine/38976/">Boeing patents a drone that turns into a submarine</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/author/eric-mack/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> Eric Mack </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> August 18, 2015 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/boeing-uav-submarine/38976/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/drone-transformer-sub@2x.JPG" alt="Boeing's concept for a UAV that transforms into a submarine"> </a> </div> <p>Boeing has been given a patent for a new kind of amphibious drone that's like something straight out of a classic spy movie. The aeronautics giant has a novel design for an unmanned aerial drone that can spontaneously convert into an unmanned submarine and go for a dive.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/boeing-uav-submarine/38976/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="38943"> <div class="article-top" data-article="38943"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/aircraft/"> — Aircraft </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/sunseeker-duo-solar-electric-airplane-alps/38943/">Sunseeker Duo solar-powered airplane flies across the Alps – and back</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> Ben Coxworth </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> August 14, 2015 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/sunseeker-duo-solar-electric-airplane-alps/38943/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 3 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/sunseeker-duo-solar-electric-airplane-alps/38943/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/sunseeker-duo-alps-crossing@2x.jpg" alt="The Sunseeker Duo flies over Switzerland's Aletsch Glacier"> </a> </div> <p>This July, PC Aero’s single-seater solar-electric Elektra One Solar airplane got some media attention by <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/elektra-one-solar-alps/38431/">flying across the Alps in both directions</a> within one trip. Starting in 2009, however, Solar Flight president Eric Raymond took his solar-electric <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/solar-powered-hybrid-aircraft-sunseeker-ii/11121/">Sunseeker II</a> over the mountain range a number of times. This August, he did his own over-and-back trip … although this time he flew his two-seater <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/sunseeker-duo-first-passenger-flight/32331/">Sunseeker Duo</a>, which allowed him to bring his wife Irena along as a second pilot.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/sunseeker-duo-solar-electric-airplane-alps/38943/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="38935"> <div class="article-top" data-article="38935"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/aircraft/"> — Aircraft </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/emirates-dubai-panama-city/38935/">Emirates to fly world's longest non-stop route, between Dubai and Panama City</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/author/stu-robarts/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> Stu Robarts </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> August 14, 2015 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419/http://www.gizmag.com/emirates-dubai-panama-city/38935/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055419im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/emirates-dubai-panama-city@2x.jpg" alt="Travelling westbound will take 17 hours 35 minutes, while an eastbound trip will last 15 hours 45 minutes"> </a> </div> <p>Dubai-based airline Emirates has announced a new service between Dubai, UAE, and Panama City, Panama. The firm says Panama City will be its first gateway into Central America and that the service will be the world’s longest non-stop flight. 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