It turns out that we've been doing this aviation thing wrong the whole time. Instead of designing a lightweight drone capable of carrying a battery and a useful payload, we should have been developing batteries that can fly. That's the conclusion that acted as the starting point for Impossible Aerospace, a California startup fresh out of stealth mode and ready to shake up … [Read more...] about Impossible Aerospace: US-1’s ‘Battery-First’ Concept Offers 2-Hour Flight Time
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UAVOS Tests Electric-powered Drone
A California-based drone startup hopes to "electrify" the UAV world with the release of an electric-powered unmanned copter. UAVOS announced a successful test flight of its SURVEYOR-HE Unmanned Aerial System equipped with an electric engine unit. The company says the new model increases performance with "carrying capacity, flying range, and extended temperature … [Read more...] about UAVOS Tests Electric-powered Drone
Sky Hopper – an Electric Drone Capable of Carrying 100kg May Be on the Way
A group of entrepreneurial UK engineers is planning to build a mid-mass logistics drone for global markets. The system will be aimed initially at remote and isolated communities with plans to roll it out in urban areas over time. Called Sky Hopper, the UAV has an electrically powered tri fan design that will be constructed at Prestwick in the West of Scotland. Its … [Read more...] about Sky Hopper – an Electric Drone Capable of Carrying 100kg May Be on the Way
