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ProgramsPyka Pelican / DropShip

Aircraft program

Pyka Pelican / DropShip

In production

Autonomous electric airplane with short take off and landing capability and powered by swappable lithium batteries. Includes certified crop sprayer Pelican Spray, on which personal transport vehicle, P3 will be based, Pelican 2, and hybrid, long-range, heavy-lift DropShip UAS variants.

Lift type
Fixed wing
Construction
Factory-built
Control
Autonomous
Engine type
Electric, Hybrid
Application
Agricultural, Cargo, Urban air mobility

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
Pyka Pelican2021 / 2023World's largest zero-emission UAS with a range of up to 200 miles, payload of up to 400 pounds, offered as Pelican Cargo (cargo) or Pelican Spray (agricultural), includes Pyka/SNC RumRummer for US DoD customers.
Pyka P32021 / Electric nine-passenger aircraft.
Pyka Pelican 22025 / 2025Upgraded variant with expanded 300-litre payload capacity and option of multiple spray boom configurations.
Pyka DropShip2025 / 2026Next-generation UAS with hybrid-electric design, capable of carrying and delivering up to 550 lbs via airdrop system, and a ferry range of 3,500 miles. In development.

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