Zenith AeroTech has flown it's heavy lift tethered drone, the Quad 8 multi-rotor, for more than 108 hours of continuous flight. Zenith AeroTech is a leading developer of heavy-lift tethered aerial vehicles, known as TAVs. Tethered drones are ideal for persistent surveillance applications, where both flight endurance and the ability to hover in one place are important. With … [Read more...] about Heavy Lift Tethered Drone Flies for a Week: Zenith AeroTech Celebrates 108 Hours of Uninterrupted Flight
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13 Hours, 4 Minutes: Skyfront Gas Electric Hybrid Flies 205 Miles for Longest Drone Multirotor Flight on Record
Flying from sunrise to sunset, CA-based Skyfront set out to prove that their off-the-shelf hybrid Skyfront Perimeter 8 could break the standing record for a multirotor flight.* The Skyfront gas electric hybrid flew 205 miles, achieving a flight of 13 hours and 4 minutes. Captured by the drone's onboard 360 degree cameras (see video below) the flight demonstrated the potential … [Read more...] about 13 Hours, 4 Minutes: Skyfront Gas Electric Hybrid Flies 205 Miles for Longest Drone Multirotor Flight on Record
Roswell Flight Test Crew: Walkera’s Gas Electric Hybrid
Patrick Sherman and the team from Roswell Test Flight Crew are back with this video, chatting with the team at Walkera drones about their new, high endurance, gas electric hybrid. https://youtu.be/f0SFJRSbtAE … [Read more...] about Roswell Flight Test Crew: Walkera’s Gas Electric Hybrid
The Drone with a 5 Day Flight Time
Researchers at MIT have developed a gasoline powered drone with a 5 day flight time. The glider-like drone is designed to carry a communications payload that could establish a temporary telecommunications network for disaster relief. The idea of using drones to establish temporary networks in disaster struck areas isn't new; but most solutions are expensive to operate and … [Read more...] about The Drone with a 5 Day Flight Time
