Drones (aerial)
Fixed-wing / VTOL mapping drone
A drone with wings that takes off vertically (VTOL) or by hand launch and then flies like a plane, covering far more ground per battery than a multirotor.
Good at
Mapping hundreds to thousands of hectares, corridors and long linear assets.
Watch out for
Cannot hover to inspect a detail; needs more space and often specific permissions for long flights.
Specs that matter for this type
- Weight
- Runtime / flight time
- Payload
- Top speed
- Range
- Max wind resistance
- Ingress protection (IP)
- Operating temperature
- Sensors
- Area per flight
- Accuracy
Jobs it does
Usually the main robot for
Also used for
Models we've catalogued
How to read this. Specs come from each maker's own spec page or datasheet, with the link and the date we checked it. Blank means the maker doesn't publish it (or we haven't found it). Scores are a whirrwork assessment, not a lab test: we only score a model when independent trials or tests exist. Methodology.
| Model | Runtime / flight time | Payload | Top speed | Range | Max wind resistance | Operating temperature | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantum Systems Trinity Pro Quantum Systems | 90 min | – | 17 m/s | 5 to 7.5 km | 11 to 14 m/s | -12 to 50 °C | Not enough evidence to rate |
| WingtraRAY Wingtra | 59 min | 1.25 kg | 22 m/s | 10 km | 12 m/s | -10 to 40 °C | Not enough evidence to rate |
Also called: VTOL drone, fixed-wing drone.