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When the remote pilot lost control of the aircraft, the audience were instructed to "take cover". Following its investigation into the incident, the AAIB made 15 recommendations, including 13 for UK regulator the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The Alauda Airspeeder Mk II It said the CAA had assessed the operator’s application and after amending some aspects had allowed the flight to go ahead - but did not meet the operator or inspect the Alauda Airspeeder Mk II beforehand. The report said the operator's Operating Safety Case contained "several statements that were shown to be untr...

The UK’s Air Accident Investigation Branch has slammed the company behind the development of a flying racing car series after one of its demonstrators crashed during an air show. During the incident in July 2019 at Goodwood Aerodrome, West Sussex the pilot lost control of the 95kg Alauda Airspeeder MKII unmanned demonstrator aircraft and the safety kill switch failed to work. The Airspeeder climbed to around 8,000ft, at which point it was in the controlled airspace of nearby Gatwick Airport, before its battery depleted and it fell into a field of crops, around 40m from occupied houses and...

Date Time Share AAIB Report Alauda Airspeeder Mk II, loss of control resulting in a fly-away and eventual crash Whilst performing a demonstration flight at Goodwood Aerodrome, West Sussex on 4 July 2019 the remote pilot lost control of the 95 kg unmanned aircraft, an Alauda Airspeeder Mk II scale demonstrator. After the loss of control had been confirmed by the remote pilot, the safety ‘kill switch’ was operated but had no effect. The unmanned aircraft then climbed to approximately 8,000 ft, entering controlled airspace at a holding point for flights arriving at Gatwick Airport, before i...

Control of a prototype unmanned aircraft, an Alauda Airspeeder Mk II, was lost resulting in a fly-away and eventual crash, Goodwood Aerodrome, West Sussex, 4 July 2019.

AAIB report slams CAA and Airspeeder after demo drone crash 18th February 2021 12:02 Europe/London +VIDEO It’s an event organiser’s worst nightmare: an aircraft being flown on site goes out of control into a full power climb into controlled airspace, then runs out of power and plummets to the ground for a high-speed crash. This is what happened at Goodwood Aerodrome on 4 July 2019 at 11:40 when the remotely piloted Alauda Airspeeder, a 3-metre long 95kg drone in the shape of an F1 racing car, gave a demo flight in front of a crowd of VIPs standing on top of a nearby building.