Mid-Atlantic Interstate Transmission Co., a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., is using a helicopter equipped with an aerial saw to trim trees and ensure proper clearance around more than 400 miles of ...
Outfitted with a long aluminum wire, this helicopter carries eight rotating saw blades to cut trees along a transmission corridor from East Haddam to Middletown.
SwissDrones’ SDO 50 uncrewed helicopters make power line inspections safer and more cost-effective with up to 95% less CO2 emissions. Using Autodesk Fusion, SwissDrones speeds prototyping and ensures ...
If you see a helicopter flying low over high-voltage power lines, relax, it’s just Eversource inspecting its equipment. Weather-permitting, the aerial inspections will continue through Dec. 15. They ...
Two people working on powerlines near the Mississippi River died Thursday when their helicopter hit the lines, crashed into a barge and sparked a fire that belched plumes of black smoke, officials ...
The FAA’s proposed regulations grant unmanned aircraft access to the same airspace occupied by helicopters used in line work.