Nimbus turns UAV dreams into reality with Metaplane
For developers of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), combining sufficient speed, a high payload, maneuverability, low fuel consumption, high endurance and mi

For developers of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), combining sufficient speed, a high payload, maneuverability, low fuel consumption, high endurance and minimum takeoff and landing distances is a dream scenario. Italian company Nimbus is trying to make this proposition a reality with its Metaplane.

At its base in Lombardore, close to Turin, the company started flight tests of the preproduction version of the Metaplane in May 2006, having flown prototypes for the previous three years. Its conceivers intend to combine the positive aspects of airplanes and airships.

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