The electrically-powered drone has a unique, patented tilt-rotor mechanism, which the company attributes as the reason why it can far exceed the range and payload capabilities of commercial multicopter drones. The drone can drop packages one of two ways: either lowering a package through a winch mechanism, or landing at the point of destination and return to its origin with a new payload. eVTOL means the drone takes off and lands vertically like multicopters, but can fly long distances as efficiently and quickly as fixed-wing aircraft. Purchasing your own delivery drone: Wingcopter’s primary drone is an eVTOL fixed-wing aircraft called the Wingcopter 178 Heavy Lift, which can fly up to 120 kilometers.
Wingcopter has essentially two businesses: selling drones that you can purchase for your own delivery drone, or selling drone delivery as a service (so their people will handle your company’s delivery operations). production facility (including a new U.S.
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Setting up a partially automated serial production at Wingcopter’s new headquarters in Weiterstadt, Germany.Seeking to partner with other companies that would make sense for incorporating drone delivery ( Wingcopter already has partnered with package delivery giant UPS).With the $22 million, Wingcopter said it intends to “strengthen its leadership in drone-based logistics, with a special focus on healthcare-related applications, including the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.” Among the other expansion plans Wingcopter has since its new infusion of cash: The company builds drones for both commercial and humanitarian use cases.
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