PW.Orca: A heavy-duty cargo drone

PW.Orca allows users to automatically transport cargo through the skies, outpace ground-bound transport, minimize turnaround time, and build a green and sustainable air cargo network.

Product Details

Maturity

Commercialised

Challenge Area addressed

Multimodality

PW.Orca is designed from the ground up to fulfill users' needs as a professional logistics provider: the fast, reliable, and cost-effective transportation of customer's goods to places that are hard to reach by traditional means.

With full compliance to the latest EASA drone regulations, PW.Orca has a multitude of safety features such as redundant powertrains, sensors, and actuators, as well as a flight termination system including a parachute. 


Inspired by nature, within a 2.98m wingspan, PW.Orca can carry payloads up to 15kg in its 96 liter payload bay at a cruise speed of 110 km/h. Cargo can be prepared on their modular slide-in pallet, minimizing idle time spent on the ground. PW.Orca's flight and ground control systems are developed fully in-house for simplicity of operation and guaranteed robustness even under adverse operational and environmental conditions. It was designed to meet the demands of all elements.