Airbus demonstrates visual aircraft inspection via UAV

Credit: Airbus
Airbus utilized an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to perform a visual inspection of an A350 XWB at the Farnborough Airshow July 13. The UAV, or drone, was equipped with a high-definition camera and took a series of pictures of the upper part of the aircraft while following a predetermined flight path...

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