Up to now couple of weeks, Scottish firm Flowcopter has been testing its heavylift cargo drone within the distinctive drone airspace above HCA Airport. It was the primary out of doors flight trials for Flowcopter, which has chosen HCA Airport as its European take a look at base.
Throughout the previous couple of weeks, a really particular drone could possibly be noticed within the airspace above HCA Airport in Odense, Denmark. This was a part of a batch of three FC100 drones constructed by Scottish drone producer Flowcopter over the past yr to validate their new class of Uncrewed Air Methods.
Flowcopter has chosen the Danish airport and its UAS Denmark Check Centre as a take a look at base for the event of the corporate’s FC100 cargo drone to be used in logistics, offshore and agricultural purposes.
The Danish take a look at flights had been the primary of their sort open air and out of doors the UK.
“We’re returning house with our technical readiness exams accomplished and might be implementing a design freeze to share this mannequin with a number of purchasers,” says Technical Director at Flowcopter, Uwe Stein.
Straightforward permission to fly
He explains the selection of HCA Airport as a take a look at base because of a mix of fantastic take a look at services and a simple authorisation process, the place the Danish authorities have contributed with environment friendly case processing.
“We discovered the appliance course of for flight authorisation to be extremely clean with an enormous quantity of help from the Danish Civil Aviation and Railway Authority. It was additionally a terrific assist for us that UAS Denmark Check Centre contributed with recommendation and expertise in relation to making ready threat analyses for the flight allow,” says Uwe Stein.
Can raise as much as 100 kilos
Flowcopter’s “FC100” heavylift cargo drone, referred internally as an”utility copter” or “uUAS”, is designed to ship excessive lifting capability over lengthy distances. Particularly, the drone can raise 100 kilos, over a distance of 200 kilometres and fly for as much as three hours.
These flight trials at UAS Denmark Check Heart show Flowcopter’s know-how which presents a roadmap in direction of uUAS able to carrying greater than 300kgs over lengthy distances.
Flowcopter’s uUAS is a totally new class of plane utilizing sturdy, low-cost hydraulic drive to manage the propellers at a fraction of the load of a comparable electrical system.
That is enabled by an environment friendly, quick management response Digital Displacement® pump driving hydraulic motors.
Early adopters of the Flowcopter drone might be operators in sectors similar to agriculture, offshore wind and search & rescue operations. Flowcopter are already in dialog with finish customers within the wider cargo logistics purposes.
A simple gateway to Europe
“We’re blissful and proud that Flowcopter has chosen HCA Airport and UAS Denmark Check Centre as its European take a look at base. It underlines that we will provide a powerful mixture of excellent take a look at services and easy accessibility to getting your drone within the air,” says Michael Larsen, Head of UAS Denmark Check Centre.
He provides that Flowcopter, as a non-EU firm, can now use the licence obtained in Denmark within the remaining EU international locations.
“So on this manner, we’re a straightforward entry level to the European marketplace for drone firms that wish to function within the EU, and we’re prepared to assist others who’re in the identical scenario as Flowcopter,” says Michael Larsen.
