Prior 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 outside flight trials for Flowcopter, which has chosen HCA Airport as its European check base.
Throughout the previous couple of weeks, a really particular drone may very well 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 during the last yr to validate their new class of Uncrewed Air Techniques.
Flowcopter has chosen the Danish airport and its UAS Denmark Take a look at Centre as a check base for the event of the corporate’s FC100 cargo drone to be used in logistics, offshore and agricultural purposes.
The Danish check flights had been the primary of their form open air and out of doors the UK.
“We’re returning residence with our technical readiness checks accomplished and will probably be implementing a design freeze to share this mannequin with a number of shoppers,” says Technical Director at Flowcopter, Uwe Stein.
Straightforward permission to fly
He explains the selection of HCA Airport as a check base as a consequence of a mixture of wonderful check 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 assist from the Danish Civil Aviation and Railway Authority. It was additionally an ideal assist for us that UAS Denmark Take a look at Centre contributed with recommendation and expertise in relation to making ready threat analyses for the flight allow,” says Uwe Stein.
Can elevate 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 elevate 100 kilos, over a distance of 200 kilometres and fly for as much as three hours.
These flight trials at UAS Denmark Take a look at Heart show Flowcopter’s expertise which presents a roadmap in direction of uUAS able to carrying greater than 300kgs over lengthy distances.
Flowcopter’s uUAS is a very new class of plane utilizing strong, low-cost hydraulic drive to manage the propellers at a fraction of the burden 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 will probably be operators in sectors reminiscent of agriculture, offshore wind and search & rescue operations. Flowcopter are already in dialog with finish customers within the wider cargo logistics purposes.
A straightforward gateway to Europe
“We’re completely satisfied and proud that Flowcopter has chosen HCA Airport and UAS Denmark Take a look at Centre as its European check base. It underlines that we will supply a robust mixture of excellent check services and easy accessibility to getting your drone within the air,” says Michael Larsen, Head of UAS Denmark Take a look at Centre.
He provides that Flowcopter, as a non-EU firm, can now use the licence obtained in Denmark within the remaining EU nations.
“So on this means, we’re a straightforward entry level to the European marketplace for drone firms that need to function within the EU, and we’re prepared to assist others who’re in the identical scenario as Flowcopter,” says Michael Larsen.
