GE, alongside Swiss-software provider Auterion, will provide the airborne computing hardware platform, flight and safety management systems for Hybrid Project’s SuperVolo UAV, a 35 lbs aircraft which can fly for up to six hours at a time with a range of 500km, fueled by 3.8 litres of gasoline.
Hybrid Project’s vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) UAV is being designed for use in commercial applications and is expected to be ready for use next year. Hybrid Project has already tested the UAV in a mapping application.