Camcopter finds niche among fixed-wing UAVs
Helicopters can perform a wide array of useful tasks that cannot be done at all or as well in a fixed-wing aircraft, so it probably stands to reason that a
Helicopters can perform a wide array of useful tasks that cannot be done at all or as well in a fixed-wing aircraft, so it probably stands to reason that an unmanned rotorcraft would soon prove its worth alongside fixed-wing unmanned air vehicles (UAVs). Schiebel’s Camcopter S-100 is fast finding acceptance for a variety of applications, such as pipeline surveillance for an undisclosed customer in Malaysia.
The Austrian manufacturer has been producing the Camcopter for more than three years and recently built the 100th example. The vertical-lift vehicle has logged more than 2,000 operational hours, operating from challenging terrains and moving ships in conditions of up to sea state five.
