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DHL 'Parcelcopter 3.0' completes trial delivering meds to remote area
DEUTSCHE Post DHL has wrapped up a three-month trial to test its Parcelcopter 3.0 that was used to delivery small packages weighing up to two kilogrammes, containing medicines and other time-sensitive goods to remote areas around the Bavarian village of Reit im Winkl, Germany.
The Parcelcopter 3.0 is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that looks like a miniature V-22 Osprey, with two tilt-rotors to allow for vertical take-off and landing and for straight-ahead, fixed-wing flight at up to 70 kilometres per hour, reported New York's Air Cargo World.
It also comes equipped with a Packstation and Skyport launch facility that looks like it came off a James Bond film set.
According to the express delivery giant, a total of 130 sorties were flown successfully over distances of up to eight kilometres away, with the little yellow aircraft navigating mountainous and sometimes snowy terrain.
The Parcelcopter 3.0 is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that looks like a miniature V-22 Osprey, with two tilt-rotors to allow for vertical take-off and landing and for straight-ahead, fixed-wing flight at up to 70 kilometres per hour, reported New York's Air Cargo World.
It also comes equipped with a Packstation and Skyport launch facility that looks like it came off a James Bond film set.
According to the express delivery giant, a total of 130 sorties were flown successfully over distances of up to eight kilometres away, with the little yellow aircraft navigating mountainous and sometimes snowy terrain.
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