VTOL capable fire mapping drone

[AMann]

This interesting model is currently being used to map the El Dorado fire in Southern California, It is over a six hour mission time capability. Interesting design with the four vertical electric VTOL motors.
Manufacturer: L3 LATITUDE ENGINEERING Model: FVR-90

FVR-90 Airframe

An FVR designed for long endurance, 12 to 18 hours, with an 8 to 22 pound payload capacity. This aircraft is intended to demonstrate the excellent endurance achievable with Hybrid Quadrotor™ technology.

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[Dave Pitman]

Nice! One of those probably takes the place of an army of M2E ops.

 

[R Martin]

This interesting model is currently being used to map the El Dorado fire in Southern California, It is over a six hour mission time capability. Interesting design with the four vertical electric VTOL motors.
Manufacturer: L3 LATITUDE ENGINEERING Model: FVR-90

FVR-90 Airframe

An FVR designed for long endurance, 12 to 18 hours, with an 8 to 22 pound payload capacity. This aircraft is intended to demonstrate the excellent endurance achievable with Hybrid Quadrotor™ technology.

www2.l3t.com

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Designed for long endurance, 12 to 22 hours, with an 8 to 22 pound payload capacity. This aircraft is intended to demonstrate the excellent endurance achievable with Hybrid Quadrotor™ technology. But if you need to ask the price, you can't afford it....

 

[PatR]

Look at the Scan Eagle drone as it has been used, in conjunction with the FAA, state and federal fire fighting teams to map and direct retardant drops in forest fires. Started out the fire fighters were very resistant to using it. It didn’t take long for them to rely on it.

 

[Deleted Member 998]

Designed for long endurance, 12 to 22 hours, with an 8 to 22 pound payload capacity. This aircraft is intended to demonstrate the excellent endurance achievable with Hybrid Quadrotor™ technology. But if you need to ask the price, you can't afford it....

I remember shooting a bunch of those in Afcrapistan after they crashed?. Uncle sam said screw recovery, blow it up

 

[R Martin]

I remember shooting a bunch of those in Afcrapistan after they crashed?. Uncle sam said screw recovery, blow it up

Makes sense. Why waste a human life on a failed component?