UPS began to buy drones for delivery of sendings

At the end of March, 2020 the UPS company combined efforts with the German producer of Wingcopter UAVs to catch new generation of unmanned aerial vehicles for vertical take off and landing.

Earlier the Federal Aviation Administration certified the UPS Flight Forward program which allowed the company to lift an unlimited number of drones couriers in air. Now UPS reaches new level, and this step is considered as an important stage on the way to creation of the whole park of various drones.

UPS combined efforts with the German producer of Wingcopter UAVs to catch new generation of unmanned aerial vehicles for vertical take off and landing

Delivery using UAVs - not universal transaction — explained Bala Ganesh from a development team of advanced technologies of UPS. — Cooperation with Wingcopter will help us to use the delivery service drones in new conditions. UPS Flight Forward creates network of technology partners to expand our unique opportunities on customer service and to strengthen our leadership among the delivery services.

Wingcopter UAVs are capable to fly up vertically as the helicopter, and having reached the necessary height, pass on to horizontal flight with the fixed wing. Having achieved the goal, drones switch over to the vertical mode of flight for landing again. These UAVs are capable to gather speed to 150 miles per hour (240 km/h), and the range of their flight is 75 miles (120 km). They can even save a rate with a wind speed to 44 miles per hour (70 km/h).

Wingcopter UAVs already proved in transactions outside direct visibility, including delivery of insulin to the island in the North Sea and delivery of vaccines in the medical centers on the island of Vanuatu in the Southern sea.

It is supposed that UPS Flight Forward will use Wingcopter UAVs for delivery and also will begin development of the next generation of unmanned aerial vehicles on their basis.^[1]

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