FAA Awards Type Certification For Matternet M2 Drone

Bill Carey September 09, 2022
Matternet quadcopter
Credit: Matternet
The FAA has awarded type certification of the Matternet M2 quadcopter after a four-year evaluation, the company has announced. The certification announced Sept. 7 represents the FAA’s approval of the M2 design—in this case as a “special class” of aircraft under the agency’s Part 21.17(b)...
Bill Carey

Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week Network. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and uncrewed aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

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