DB Schenker and Volocopter are developing solutions for the fast and emission-free transport of goods. Volocopter’s heavy-lift drone was presented to German federal politicians at the National Aviation Conference at Berlin Brandenburg Airport today.
The aircraft is autonomously and electrically operated and can transport up to 200 kilograms of cargo with a range of up to 40 km. The VoloDrone displayed at the National Aviation Conference is a test aircraft from Volocopter with a sample transport container from DB Schenker.
Future logistical applications for the heavy-lift drone include places that are difficult or slower to reach, such as islands, land-to-ship deliveries, transport to mountainous regions, or places isolated from road networks following natural disasters.
CEO of Volocopter, Florian Reuter, said: “Our VoloDrone will be put to use, where classical ground transportation meets its limits in logistics, construction, or agriculture.
“We have ten years of flight experience and our advanced status in the certifications process with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency bears tremendous synergies for all our aircraft. DB Schenker is a leading logistics partner, with whom we are readying our VoloDrone specifically for the commercial use in different logistics applications.”
DB Schenker is presently testing numerous innovative and forward-looking technologies worldwide in order to make its services for customers even more flexible and climate-friendly and to further reduce noise emissions and pollution.
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