Advanced Aviation Technology – A2Tech has performed the first official flights of its new RV-VTOLx4 Multi-Rotor Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) at Peschiera del Garda, Italy.
This first pre-production airframe – S# P001 – took to the air for hovering flight tests earlier in spring of this year.
The RPA performed “as expected” during the flights, which included an assessment of the airframe´s general handling and basic functions, in the hands of chief test pilot Lele Grezzani.
The RV-VTOLx4 has been designed to meet the needs of wildlife & documentary filmmakers, industrial inspections and academic researchers, looking for a highly rugged and reliable backpack-portable RPAS platform.
The development of the system is a breakthrough in the area of Multi-Rotor Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS). All components are industrial grade and will be powered by four “tropicalized” electric motors, qualified to deliver enough thrust to carry up to 2.5 Kg of payload. Higher payload capacity will be qualified on a case-by-case study. A detailed list of compatible industrial, broadcast and movie cameras are available on request. The payloads are mounted on a 2 or 3-Axis gyro-stabilized camera mount, and features an independent video downlink and control.
The Ground Control Station “RealityVISION – Portable Ground Control Station (PGCS)”, for both pilot and payload operator, are based on a hard-shell backpack with arm rests and includes a Command & Control (C2) uplink, video & telemetry downlink, extensible antenna masts, head mounted display or viewfinder, and a broadcast grade battery system.
Source: Press Release