FIRST FLIGHT FOR BOEING HELIWING

Boeing's Heliwing autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle lifted off on a ``flawless'' 4-min. first flight late last month at Moses Lake, Wash. The aircraft, operating in helicopter mode, climbed to 42 ft., then descended and hovered in a stationary position about 10 ft. above its staging area. The 8-ft...

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