Avidrone Aerospace Atlas (concept design)
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Atlas (concept design)
Avidrone Aerospace Incorporated
Breslau, Ontario, Canada
www.avidrone.com
Founded 2007, Avidrone Aerospace is in the business of designing and manufacturing commercial and military drones. The company is based in Breslau, Ontario, Canada. The company and been making small drones since 2007 and announced the designing of autonomous heavy-lift air cargo all-electric and hybrid-electric VTOL drones in 2023.
Atlas heavy-lift air cargo eVTOL multicopter drone (concept design)
The Atlas is an autonomous heavy-lift air cargo eVTOL multicopter drone. The aircraft has long-range beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) fully autonomous piloting and has a precision drop system. The drone has a 400 foot tether system for continuous use. The heavy-lift drone has a module design for ease of assembly and disassembly. The drone fits in the rear of a pickup truck.
The estimated cruise speed is 105 km/h (65 mph), has an anticipated maximum range of 50 km (30 miles) and has a projected flight time of up to 35 minutes. The cruise altitude is calculated to have a maximum cruise altitude of 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The aircraft has four propellers, four electric motors and is powered by batteries.
The empty weight of the drone is 59 kg (130 lb), has a maximum payload weight 81 kg (150 lb) and has a maximum takeoff weight of 140 kg (310 lb). The length of the aircraft is 2.8 m (9.19 ft). The fuselage is made from carbon fiber composite to give the aircraft a high strength to low weight ratio. The drone has fixed quadricycle skid landing gear. There is also a whole aircraft emergency ballistic parachute in case of an unexpected inflight emergency.
Specifications:
- Aircraft type: Heavy-lift cargo eVTOL multicopter drone (concept design)
- Piloting: Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) fully autonomous piloting
- Capacity: Air cargo only
- Cruise speed: 105 km/h (65 mph)
- Maximum range: 50 km (30 miles)
- Flight time: Up to 35 minutes but can vary
- Maximum cruise altitude: 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
- Empty weight: 59 kg (130 lb)
- Maximum payload weight: 81 kg (150 lb)
- Maximum takeoff weight: 140 kg (310 lb)
- Propellers: 4 propellers (each propeller has 3 blades)
- Electric motors: 4 electric motors
- Power source: Batteries
- Length: 2.8 m (9.19 ft)
- Fuselage: Carbon fiber composite
- Tail: 1 small vertical stabilizer
- Landing gear: Fixed quadricycle skid landing gear
- Safety features: Distributed Electric Propulsion (DEP) uses multiple propellers or electric ducted fans, each powered by electric motors, to increase safety through redundancy. If one or more components fail, the remaining ones can still ensure a safe landing. There are also redundancies of critical components in the sub-systems of the aircraft providing safety through redundancy. Having multiple redundant systems on any aircraft decreases having any single point of failure. There is also a whole aircraft emergency ballistic parachute in case of an unexpected inflight emergency.
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