NAL's OCTACOPTER

Nov. 15, 2021

The National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) in Bengaluru has developed an indigenous, medium class multi-copter Unmanned Aerial Vehicle or Drone that can transport essential supplies to remote locations during exigencies.

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This Octacopter with eight propellers has advanced flight instrumentation systems, on board embedded computers, and latest generation sensors for versatile applications like agricultural pesticide spraying, crop monitoring, mining survey, magnetic Geo survey mapping among others.
The drone was successfully used in Bengaluru to deliver 50 vials of Covid 19 vaccines along with syringes in a special container from Chandapura Primary Health Centre to Haragadde Primary Health Centre.
This drone can carry a payload of 15 kgs with a hovering endurance of 40 minutes and can fly at an operational altitude of 500 meters above the ground level.

Source : All India Radio