Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur Aeronautics department has developed an unmanned drone-helicopter, in collaboration with a startup named EndureAir, reported ANI.
"It operates on petrol and can carry weight up to 5 kilograms. It is meant for long-endurance surveillance and can also be used for vaccine distribution," said Abhishek, professor, Aerospace engineering department.
He added, "Trials till the height of 11,500 feet have been successful. However, the engine keeps getting less powerful with increasing height. So, we are working on another version which will be battery-powered and can reach more heights. We hope it will get ready in two to three months."?
The drone-helicopter gets it location by using Global Positioning System (GPS).?
"We are applying for government permissions. It can carry a load of 5 kilograms till about 50 kilometres now. We need certain permissions to start long-range trials," he said.
Also called unmanned aircrafts, drones are the future. Huge corporations like Amazon and Google are already testing ways to deliver packages with drones. Facebook is using drones to provide Internet connections in remote locations.?
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Drones are fast and conveniently capable of delivering within minutes. They are also immune from other means of traffic; they are smaller, light-weight and efficient. They save a lot of time as well as money and also increase operational efficiency.?
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