Apex Recordhunter Electric Drone Sets Unofficial Speed Record
The company said the single-leg flight shows battery-powered high-subsonic flight is feasible and will inform interceptor drone development.
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) German drone manufacturer Quantum Systems has succeeded in accelerating a battery-powered experimental drone to 777 km/h.
A football field traveled in about half a second. This is the scale of the announced speed for the Apex Recordhunter, an experimental electric drone of the German Quantum Systems. But the race to the records has another goal on the horizon: to develop technology that can help future drones intercept aerial threats. Here we have shown how the [...]
Apex Recordhunter electric drone sets unofficial speed record
Quantum Systems has (unofficially) broken the record for the fastest electric-powered drone. In a social media post, company CRO Martin Karkour announced that the experimental Apex Recordhunter reached a speed of 419.5 knots (482.8 mph, 777 km/h).Continue ReadingCategory: Military, EngineeringTags: drones, Speed, Record-breaking, World Records
German electric drone hits 483 mph in record attempt
German drone maker Quantum Systems says its Apex Recordhunter, a battery-powered experimental drone, flew at 777 km/h (483 mph) in a record attempt this week, faster than any battery-electric drone has flown before and well above the speed of Russia’s jet-powered attack drones. Martin Karkour, the company’s chief revenue officer, announced the run, saying the […]
Quantum Systems has brought an experimental battery-electric drone to a speed of 777 km/h. A speed record is in the room.
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