On April 9, 2020, a Primoco model One 150 UAV unmanned aircraft successfully completed a continuous flight of 12 hours and 8 minutes.
The aircraft safely landed on the runway 34 of the Písek – Krašovice airport at 20.23 LT. The unmanned aircraft flew 1240 km at an average consumption 2.6 litres per hour of flight.
The previous record of 9 hours and 1 minute from May 5, 2017 at Prague – Vodochody Airport was beaten.
Czech company Primoco UAV develops and produces the One 150 civilian unmanned aircraft, capable of flying completely independently according to programmed flight plans. The key features of the aircraft are its size, maximum take-off weight 150 kg, 15 hours endurance, 2,000 km range, cruising speed 100-150 km/h, payload 30 kg and fully automatic take-off and landing.
The company focuses on civilian applications for its aircraft especially in energy, border and coastal protection, fire monitoring and search and rescue operations.
Primoco UAV is a publicly traded company on the Prague Stock Exchange in the PX START market.
Source: Press Release