SkyDrive publishes cargo drone maritime flight demonstration experiment in Osaka Bay | DRONE

On October 22, 2021, SkyDrive Co., Ltd. released a demonstration experiment to fly cargo drones autonomously on margin flights at the Osaka Port Central State.

"Skylift" has already been used as a logistics drone.Total length 1.2m x full width 1.8m, total height.0m.The aircraft weight is 35kg and the payload is up to 30kg.

The battery weight is only 20 kg, the maximum flight distance is 2 km (30 kg of payload, 1 km round trip operation), the maximum flight time is 35 km / h, and the flight time is slightly shorter, but it is equipped with a whistle mechanism that raises the luggage without landing.The operation time is improved by doing so.It is also strong in environments with high differences such as mountainous areas, and demonstration experiments at Mt. Rokko have also succeeded.

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This time, he flew from a flat ground near the sea in the seaside direction and returned about 3 minutes returned to the sea, and showed a stable flight performance.

The verification was the effects of the sea breeze, the battery consumption, charging frequency, time, etc., and the data collected this time is also used for the operation of the "flying car", which aims to be practical in 2025.In the demonstration experiment, Osaka Prefecture and Osaka City, which signed a cooperation agreement, are cooperating with Obayashi Gumi and Kansai Electric Power.In order to expand the recognition of flying cars, the "SD-03" exhibition model machine was released with the introduction panel (until October 23) at the Tempoyama Market Place near the experiment venue (until October 23).

Cargo drones have stabilized in the last few years, have high response from companies, and have been selling.However, for manned aircraft, the legal regulations require high safety, so for a while, only the exhibition aircraft will be released and will concentrate on development.

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