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Ecolibri (Ecolibri JSC) is a technology developer for the electric aviation industry, which has been actively developing recently. The company is a participant in the experimental right-wing regime, in accordance with the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of March 24, 2022 No. 462.

Developments

The company develops its own technologies in the field of hybrid aircraft propulsion systems, the use of composite materials, aerodynamic and strength calculations.

In particular, Ecolibri will create a vertical take-off and landing passenger aircraft, the design of which is carried out according to the requirements of certification according to Russian and international aviation rules (data for December 2022).

History

2022: Agreement on testing hybrid cargo, transport and unmanned aircraft in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug

Governor of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug Yuri Vasilyevich Bezdudny, Ecolibri JSC, which develops vertical take-off and landing aircraft, and the T1 Group, one of the representatives of the Russian IT market, signed an agreement on creating conditions for testing the created types of hybrid cargo, transport and unmanned aircraft in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug and for cooperation in the field of development work for unmanned aerial vehicles. This was announced on December 9, 2022 by T1.

The Ecolibri technology company is developing a line of vertical take-off and landing aircraft with a payload of 5 to several hundred kilograms, including those suitable for operation in the Arctic. The T1 Group has expertise in creating software and working with big data and high-load systems. These competencies are key to creating the software the industry needs.

Drones will be able to carry payloads both in the form of cargo and vision systems based on artificial intelligence technologies.

The partnership will result in the creation of a cargo and passenger air transportation service with a price significantly lower than aircraft and helicopters. As a result, there will be a decrease in operating costs and an increase in the average commercial speed of cargo transportation, including to difficult-to-access areas and settlements.

Within 5 years, upon completion of tests in the NAO, the assembly and maintenance of new generation aircraft can be organized.

Test flights of aircraft of this type in the district are planned at the beginning of 2023.

What is the Nenets Autonomous Okrug in terms of logistics? These are huge distances - a thousand kilometers of the Arctic coast from west to east with practically no roads. But our geographical and climatic features will help the NAO become a platform for testing drones. For December 2022, we use helicopters to deliver goods, and this is a rather expensive pleasure. Together with the companies T1 and Ecolibri, we are ready to experimentally master another direction so that unmanned aircraft will come to the district along with helicopters, "commented Yuri Bezdudny, Governor of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug.

Unmanned technologies are still at an early stage of their formation, but are rapidly developing. This direction combines the achievements of three industries at once: aviation, electronic engineers and. information technology Therefore, we see the most important task for ourselves to create conditions for the formation of both a technical scientific base, where we and our partners will be able to carry out developments in the field of drones and accumulate experience in their operation. One of the priority tasks is the integration of unmanned aircraft into the common airspace. Tests in the Arctic will create all the necessary conditions for such flights. As of December 2022, airworthiness standards appear in Russia, establishing requirements for the design of drones and flight rules. This allows us to hope that in the near future time drones will become an integral part of transport the system, Russia performing not only monitoring, but also logistics and other special tasks, - said the head of the Scientific and Technical Council of Ecolibri JSC. Aleksei Rogozin

{{quote 'The future of aviation technology is changing before our eyes, and it largely depends on UAVs: the latest developments allow unmanned cargo air transportation even to the Far North. Synergy between IT and the state makes it possible to implement science-intensive initiatives in the field of unmanned technologies, which will be used to develop the potential of hard-to-reach territories, "said Igor Kalganov, General Director of the T1 Group. }}

2021: Aleksei Rogozin - new consultant to Ecolibri

As it became known in mid-October 2021, Aleksei Rogozin, the son of the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, became a consultant to the developer of drone control systems, Ecolibri JSC. Read more here.