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French industrial drone producer Delair-Tech has efficiently accomplished a BVLOS flight of 30 miles by way of 3G cell community.
Electricity transmission firm RTE and Delair-Tech set a brand new distance file this morning once they flew a civilian drone 30 miles (50 kilometers). Officially, the flight’s mission was to examine RTE’s energy strains and file information that can lead to fashions of RTE’s European energy grid.
BVLOS flight has been authorized in France since 2012, and Delair-Tech’s industrial drones have been designed for lengthy endurance flight. Today’s record-setting flight added a 3G communication community to information the drone to the Delair-Tech resolution.
French authorities granted Delair-Tech and RTE permissions to make use of a particular flight hall and carry out the flight. Two pilots at launch and two pilots at touchdown have been used to handle the mission, though the flight was carried out autopilot with the GPS information integration inside the drone.
“More flexible to use, the UAV offers a complementary solution to helicopter inspections for network maintenance conducted by the RTE. This first 30 miles flight illustrates the RTE’s commitment to constant innovation that contributes to electricity that is safer, cheaper, and more respectful of the environment,” mentioned Patrick Bortoli, Director of Maintenance RTE.
“We are delighted to partner with RTE, confirming that renowned industrial customers are committed to drone solutions. In collaboration with RTE, we used for the first time in France a 3G network to guide the drone, allowing real-time communication from any distance. This removes an important technological barrier. It is a first step toward making drones the most common method for inspections of infrastructure that stretches over large distances, such as power lines and pipelines. Drones offer enormous potential to deliver strong efficiency gains for our customers,” mentioned Michael Lagarde, President & Co-Founder of Delair-Tech.
“RTE has been experimenting with the use of drones in its operations since 2011. The company in 2016 began using drones more extensively for shorter-range inspections of its electricity transmission network and its cable laying,” says the corporate. “RTE hopes to one day be using drones for longer-range missions, which could help reduce the cost, mitigate the danger of inspections on infrastructure that is remote and difficult to access, and avoid long interruptions to electricity service when maintenance must be done.”
BVLOS flight shouldn’t be but authorized within the US, though the FAA has promised that BVLOS flight and flight over folks might be prioritized as drone regulation strikes ahead. BVLOS flight rules may allow many industrial purposes comparable to railway or electrical energy grid inspections and drone supply.
