Multicopters would be able to lift heavier loads and stay in the air longer if they could use a high-density power source like gasoline instead of low-density lithium batteries. But gasoline engines, ...

Flowcopter promises an extraordinary 900 km (560 miles) of range and more than six hours of endurance, as well as a huge 150 kg (330 lb) max payload. It's built for an ultra-long range niche, ...

Not often I am impressed, but I am impressed! Flowcopter is developing a heavy-lift drone product to help helicopter operators optimise freight, surveying and search & rescue operations. Based on its ...

A drone technology manufacturer has received almost £1million from Scottish Enterprise to support the development of a new hybrid, heavy-lift, unmanned aircraft capable of operating on less than 30% ...

It might not look perfectly stable in the air just yet, but a company called Flowcopter is building the world’s first hydraulic drone that trades batteries and electric motors for pumps and gas ...

Flowcopter plans to use its patented hydraulic transmission system for heavy-lift drone applications. Credit: Flowcopter The aerospace industry has coalesced around distributed electric propulsion as ...

We’ve come a long way with drones powered by electric motors and batteries, but they are still limited in capabilities, payload, and range. A U.K.-based company is working on changing that and claims ...

Among the dizzying number of drone videos shared on YouTube, there are few that we’re willing to share. But when the R&D engineers at Flowcopter Ltd. reached out to glean interest in doing a story on ...