Intermeshing helicopter · Sensor carrier
VariCo
Two rotors, 45 minutes with payload
Efficient UAV helicopter with very long flight times, serving as a carrier platform for various sensors.
The VariCo 2 carries up to 10 kg of payload: Lifeseeker for finding missing persons and many other sensors, for example laser scanners for surveying. On battery it flies up to 45 minutes with payload and up to 50 minutes without. Alternatively it can be powered by a fuel cell, which allows up to 90 minutes of flight depending on the payload.
For flights beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) it is equipped with a mobile network connection, a Flight Termination System via 868 MHz and LTE, and a parachute.
Applications
Technical data
- Max. take-off mass (MTOM)
- 35 kg
- Payload
- 10 kg
- Rotor diameter
- 2.4 m
- Empty weight without batteries, with parachute
- 16.0 kg
- Max. flight speed
- 20 m/s
Source: VariCo 2 datasheet, rev. 2026-V1 (01.07.2026).
Equipment
- Mobile network connectionData link via mobile internet (LTE).
- Flight Termination SystemManual trigger, 868 MHz (EU) and LTE.
- ParachuteDRS-25.
- Airspace awarenessFLARM ATOM UAV with ADS-B In and FLARM In/Out, ADS-L In/Out, Remote ID.
- Autopilot and RTKCube Orange+, two u-blox F9P RTK GNSS receivers.
- Radio linkTaisync Viu RC7 or Taisync Viulinx Pro, 2.4/5.8 GHz, range up to 12 km (CE).
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