SiFly Sets World Record With 3-Hr. Electric Drone Flight

The Q12 was designed for an endurance of two hr. in hover and three in forward flight. Credit: SiFly

The Q12 was designed for an endurance of 2 hr. in hover and 3 hr.in forward flight.

Credit: SiFly
U.S. startup SiFly has set a new world record with the longest-ever flight of an electric multirotor drone in the 5-20 kg class. Clocking in at 3 hr. and 11 min., SiFly’s Q12 VTOL drone completed the record-breaking flight at Amaral Ranches in California’s Salinas Valley on July 26, exceeding the...
Ben Goldstein

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