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Lab-built UAVs

  1. Primary Use Cases: Mapping, Search and Rescue, Tethered Systems, Complex Environment Navigation (Obstacle Avoidance), etc.
  2. Aircraft Type: Quadcopter
  3. Airframe Size: 940 mm Motor Span
  4. Weight: 6.7 kg
  5. Max Endurance: 60 Minutes
    (with 6S 22000 mAh Lipo battery)
  6. Max Speed: 40 Knots
  7. Max Payload: 2.5 Kg
  1. Primary Use Cases: Mapping, Search and Rescue, Tethered Systems, Complex Environment Navigation (Obstacle Avoidance), etc.
  2. Aircraft Type: Coaxial Quadcopter
  3. Airframe Size: 940mm Motor Span
  4. Weight: 11.6 kg
  5. Max Endurance: 40 Minutes
    (with 6S 22000 mAh Lipo battery)
  6. Max Speed: 40 Knots
  7. Max Payload: 5.0 Kg
  1. Primary Use Cases: Mapping, Search and Rescue, Tethered Systems, etc.
  2. Aircraft Type: Hexacopter
  3. Airframe Size: 960 mm Motor Span
  4. Weight : 10 kg
    (Maximum takeoff weight with payload)
  5. Max Endurance: 18 Minutes
    (with 6S 10000mAh Lipo battery)
  6. Max Speed: 40 Knots
  7. Max Payload: 1.5 Kg
  1. Primary Use Cases: Mapping, Flight Training, Component Testing, etc.
  2. Aircraft Type: Quadcopter
  3. Airframe Size: 500 mm Motor Span
  4. Weight: 1.7 kg
  5. Max Endurance: 25 Minutes
    (with 4S 6000 mAh Lipo battery)
  6. Max Speed: 30 Knots
  7. Max Payload: 0.75 kg
  1. Primary Use Cases: Payload Deliveries and Mapping
  2. Aircraft Type: Flying Wing
  3. Airframe Size: 1200 mm Wing Span
  4. Weight: 1.4 kg
  5. Max Endurance: 30 Minutes
    (with 4S 6000 mAh Lipo battery)
  6. Max Speed: 35 Knots
  7. Max Payload: 0.2 kg
  1. Primary Use Cases: Payload Deliveries and Mapping
  2. Aircraft Type: VTOL Quadplane
  3. Airframe Size: 1200 mm Wing Span
                                740 mm x 640 mm Quadframe
  4. Weight: 2.7 kg
  5. Max Endurance: 5-8 Minutes
    (with 4S 6000 mAh Lipo battery)
  6. Max Speed: 35 Knots
  7. Max Payload: 0.2 kg

Commercially Available UAVs

  1. Primary Use Cases: Image/Video Collection and Flight Training
  2. Aircraft Type: Quadcopter
  3. Airframe Size: 373 mm x 282 mm
  4. Weight: 0.496 kg
                    0.644 kg (MTOW)
  5. Max Endurance: 46 Minutes
  6. Max Speed: 29 Knots
  7. Max Payload: 0.148 kg
  1. Primary Use Cases: Image/Video Collection and Flight Training
  2. Aircraft Type: Quadcopter
  3. Airframe Size: 380 mm Motor Span
  4. Weight: 0.895 kg
  5. Max Endurance: 46 Minutes
  6. Max Speed: 40 Knots
  7. Max Payload: No Additional Payload
  1. Primary Use Cases: Mapping, Flight Training, Component Testing, etc.
  2. Aircraft Type: Quadcopter
  3. Airframe Size: 500 mm Motor Span
  4. Weight: 1.46 kg
  5. Max Endurance: 25 Minutes
    (with 4S 6000 mAh Lipo battery)
  6. Max Speed: 30 Knots
  7. Max Payload: 0.75 kg
  1. Primary Use Cases: Mapping and Flight Training
  2. Aircraft Type: Glider
  3. Airframe Size: 1600 mm Wing Span
  4. Weight: 1.05 kg
  5. Max Endurance: 15 Minutes
  6. Max Speed: 30-50 Knots
  7. Max Payload: 0.25 kg
  1. Primary Use Cases: Mapping and Flight Training
  2. Aircraft Type: Glider
  3. Airframe Size: 1200 mm Wing Span
  4. Weight: 0.82 kg
  5. Max Endurance: 15 Minutes
  6. Max Speed: 30-50 Knots
  7. Max Payload: 0.25 kg