Pyka electric cargo aircraft

Pyka’s Pelican Cargo drone is a self-flying electric aircraft featuring fully automated flight control software, triple-redundant high energy density batteries, and a carbon composite airframe

Pyka Pelican Cargo: Unmanned aerial vehicle

Four flight engines: Combined output of 100 kilowatts

Short takeoff and landing: Just 183m runway – gravel, dirt, grass, or paved

Length: 6.8m

Wing
span: 11.5m

Zero-emissions – operating costs expected to be $15 per flight hour Range: 320km on single charge Cruising speed: 70 knots (130km/h)

Payload: 181kg max payload in 2 cubic metres of cargo volume

Counter-rotating propellers in front of and behind wings

Cargo tray: Loads in 5 minutes

50 kilowatt-hour lithium ion battery: Can be recharged from 10% in 60-180 minutes, depending on local power infrastructure

Sources: Pyka, Airport Technology Picture: Courtesy of Pyka
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