LIDAR enabled collision avoidance & terrain following
The world’s most productive spray drone
10x reduction infrastructure. Operate from anywhere
Helicopter-like agility, 450 micron shear-point
Every Pelican features integrated propulsion, navigation, spray and safety systems that are constantly working to ensure each job is done right, on time, and as planned.
Each Pelican is equipped with a multiply redundant power system, including three 25kW electric motors and triple redundant batteries to provide a high level of safety and eliminate single points of failure.
Each Pelican is equipped with a proprietary Pyka Flight Engine. Six processors on two separate computers process millions of inputs per second from the aircraft's forward facing LIDAR, downward facing lasers, redundant IMUs, and redundant air data booms.
Pelicans come with variable-speed electric rotary atomizers coupled with a proprietary high speed centrifugal electric pump. Pelicans adjusts their flow rate and droplet size throughout the flight in order to maximize application efficiency and precision.
The Pelican airframe and structural components are made out of high performance carbon fiber composite parts, corrosion-resistant metallic components, and complex 3D printed assemblies using industry-standard aerospace manufacturing processes.
We set out to develop the world's most capable autonomous aircraft from the ground up. The Pelican uses state-of-the art 3D aerial mapping and dynamic path planning to know where obstacles are and how to fly around them.
Every aspect of our agricultural missions — is handled by our autonomous flight engine. We’ve put our system to the test on over 3,000 aerial crop protection missions — one of the most complex and difficult environments for any aircraft to navigate.
Pyka Flight Engine
The Pelican can operate from a 450 ft runway, an order of magnitude less infrastructure than previously possible — enabled by Pyka's all-electric propulsion system and autonomous flight engine.
Motors
3 electric motors
Power
75 kW combined
Propellers
Composite, fixed pitch
Battery
13 kWh
Wing span
38 ft
Length
20 ft
Swath Width
34 ft
Empty Weight
with swappable battery
620 lbs
Payload
700 lbs, 84 gallons
Gross Weight
1,320 lbs
Stall with flaps
35 knots
Application speed
60-80 knots
Take off run
300 feet at gross weight
Runway requirement
450 ft x 50 ft, dirt, gravel, grass
Endurance
30 mins (+10 min reserve)
Work rate
5 gal/acre
84 acres / hour
Work rate
2 gal/acre
130 acres / hour
Interested in purchasing a Pelican? Reach out to our sales team at sales@flypyka.com or use the form below and we will contact you.
