Parallel Flight Secures FAA Exemption For Heavy-Lift Drone

Carrying a 50-lb. payload, the Firefly can fly for 3 hr.

Carrying a 50-lb. payload, the Firefly can fly for 3 hr.

Credit: Parallel Flight Technologies
Parallel Flight Technologies has received a key regulatory approval that allows it to begin commercial deployment of its heavy-lift, hybrid-electric uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) in the U.S. The FAA granted the California-based company an exemption under Section 44807, a pathway that permits...
Ben Goldstein

Based in Boston, Ben covers advanced air mobility and is managing editor of Aviation Week Network’s AAM Report.

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