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Volocopter VoloDrone

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Electric utility drone for heavy-lift services with 18 propellers and 18 electric motors, and carries payload of up to 200 kg.

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Lift type

Tilt-rotor

Assembly

Control

Autonomous

Engine type

Electric

Application

Business, Cargo, Search & rescue, Utility

Design & construction

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Airframe & structure

Primary structure

Composite

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Systems & avionics

Flight controls

Full FBW digital

Autopilot

3-axis

Configuration & certification

Rotor configuration

Multirotor

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Volocopter VoloDrone	/ 2019		Heavy-lift drone.

Airframer

Volocopter (Chengdu) Technology Co. LTD.

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