{"id":1632,"date":"2017-08-15T08:26:07","date_gmt":"2017-08-15T12:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-580703-1879678.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=1632"},"modified":"2021-07-03T15:58:44","modified_gmt":"2021-07-03T15:58:44","slug":"new-flightwave-drone-delivers-stronger-faster-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flightwave.aero\/newsentry\/new-flightwave-drone-delivers-stronger-faster-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"New FlightWave Drone Delivers Stronger, Faster Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FlightWave Edge\u2122 UAS Debuts with Special Offer<\/p>\n<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/p>\n<p>(Santa Monica, California \u2013 August 15, 2017) The hot drone market just got a fresh set of wings in the form of FlightWave Aerospace Systems, Inc. (http:\/\/flightwave.aero). The California-based startup brings new capabilities to customers who need a sustained aerial presence in high-wind, maritime, or terrestrial missions. The company also announced an investment from Breakout Labs, the Thiel Foundation\u2019s program of support for deep technology companies.<\/p>\n<p>FlightWave\u2019s premier product, the FlightWave Edge\u2122 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), is a long-range, high-endurance, vertical take-off aircraft, designed and manufactured in the U.S. Its distinguishing features include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Autonomy:<\/strong> Easy-to-use, automated flight planning with touchscreen controller for most applications with manual piloting available for pros who want it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Great Endurance:<\/strong> Enjoy two+ hours continuous flight time in cruise and up to 100 km range per charge.<\/li>\n<li><strong>All-weather<\/strong>: Weather resistant and wind rejection up to 40 knots means very few days on the ground.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Versatile:<\/strong> Transform from tri-copter to forward flight automatically in seconds.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Swappable Payloads:<\/strong> Easily integrate standard or custom payloads, thanks to the swappable twist-lock payload bay.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Portability:<\/strong> The Edge\u2122 quickly breaks down for stowing and transporting in its case to go anywhere.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sustainable:<\/strong> The Edge\u2122 is all-electric, highly efficient, and optionally leverages solar power for increased range and endurance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Limited Time Offer<br \/>\nFlightWave is dedicated to offering cost-effective ways for government agencies, private companies, or non-profit organizations to protect assets or monitor the environment. The first hundred customers to order the Limited Edition FlightWave Edge\u2122 UAS will receive a $2,500 discount. Customers are able to reserve the aircraft with a fully-refundable $1,000 deposit with an expected delivery in the first quarter of next year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re in the UAS business to make a difference,\u201d said FlightWave CMO Edmund Cronin. \u201cThe Edge\u2122 is a serious tool for challenging missions that require long range, long endurance, and all-environment reliability. This aircraft is no toy. It provides budget-sensitive capabilities that enable customers to achieve their mission for less money. The Edge\u2122 is ideal for mapping, remote patrol and surveillance, ecosystem monitoring, and other scenarios calling for affordable, long-range eyes in the sky.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Open Source Payload Development Kit<br \/>\nFlightWave invites partners and customers to get their own vision in the air quickly and easily by participating in the company\u2019s Payload Partner Program \u2014 an initiative to open-source an integration kit for the Edge\u2122\u2019s payload\/nosecone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Edge\u2122 isn\u2019t just a drone: it\u2019s an airborne development platform. FlightWave is the only company with an open-source platform to integrate new sensors,\u201d said Cronin. \u201cSome clients will design something so personally suited, so unique, that we may only make it once. Other designs will excite the whole marketplace and, once certified, will be made publicly available in our store. We know we\u2019ll be surprised \u2014 and likely inspired \u2014 by what new sensors our partners design to fly\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>See The Edge\u2122 Up Close<br \/>\nThe Edge\u2122 will make its debut September 6\u20138, 2017, at Interdrone in Las Vegas. Learn more about the Payload Partner program \u2014 and how to get in on the Limited Edition FlightWave Edge\u2122 UAS special offer \u2014 at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flightwave.aero\">www.flightwave.aero<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>About FlightWave<br \/>\nFlightWave Aerospace Systems Inc. is a California-based aerospace company that designs and manufactures unmanned aerial systems. Our groundbreaking technology enables aerial operations in any condition anywhere on the planet, empowering government agencies, private companies, and nonprofits to get more mission for their money. Whether your goal is protecting assets, mapping the environment, or monitoring wildlife, FlightWave has one mission in mind \u2014 yours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FlightWave Edge\u2122 UAS Debuts with Special Offer FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Santa Monica, California \u2013 August 15, 2017) The hot drone &#8230; <\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flightwave.aero\/newsentry\/new-flightwave-drone-delivers-stronger-faster-performance\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1635,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>New FlightWave Drone Delivers Stronger, Faster Performance &#8211; FlightWave Aerospace Systems<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flightwave.aero\/newsentry\/new-flightwave-drone-delivers-stronger-faster-performance\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"New FlightWave Drone Delivers Stronger, Faster Performance &#8211; FlightWave Aerospace Systems\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"FlightWave Edge\u2122 UAS Debuts with Special Offer FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Santa Monica, California \u2013 August 15, 2017) The hot drone ... 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