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German Airways, Wingcopter in drone delivery partnership
31.03.2022 - 08:37 UTCGerman Airways (ZQ, Cologne/Bonn) and parent Zeitfracht Group have agreed to purchase 17 transport drones from Wingcopter, the German manufacturer of eVTOL unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and drone delivery service provider.
They also have an option to order 115 additional Wingcopter 198 transport drones in two further tranches by the end of 2023. The aircraft are to be used from the second half of 2024 – initially offshore - for the delivery of spare parts to wind farms.
German Airways and Wingcopter will work closely together to develop the drones. Rostock/Laage Airport – German Airways' home base which is owned by the Zeitfracht Group – will be used for test flights and for evaluating collected data, the companies said in a joint statement.
The electric drones being developed by Wingcopter can be loaded with a payload of up to 5kg and cover a distance of between 75km and 110km, depending on the load. They were selected by German Airways due to their payload and range, and their stability in adverse wind and weather...