md4-1000

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md4-1000
A md4-1000
Type: Quadcopter
Design country:

GermanyGermany Germany

Manufacturer:

microdrones

Production time:

since 2009

The md4-1000 is a mini quadrocopter from the Siegen company microdrones GmbH and a further development of the smaller model md4-200.

Technical specifications

The weight of the md4-1000 is 2.5 kilograms; it flies at a horizontal speed of up to 15 meters per second (54 km / h). The dimensions are 1030 millimeters from rotor hub to rotor hub. It is possible to transport a maximum payload of 1.2 kilograms with the md4-1000. Thanks to the GPS waypoint navigation system, steering can take place fully automatically in flight.

Calls

The “Paketkopter” from DHL

The system has been developed for use in built-up or inaccessible terrain. The spectrum includes military, civil, scientific and commercial tasks, for example also in the police or fire department. The media reported on a planned use of the md4-1000 by Deutsche Bahn . The Chinese Gendarmerie (CAPF) and the German police also use the md4-1000.

In the film April Rain , released in 2013 , an md4-1000 was used for filming and is also part of the plot itself.

During a test by the Deutsche Post parcel service DHL in December 2013, parcel delivery with a drone was demonstrated for the first time in Germany. DHL called the aircraft a "Paketkopter"; An md4-1000 was used.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Surveillance drones business is booming. Heise.de , January 15, 2008, accessed October 2, 2013 .
  2. ↑ The urge to monitor: Deutsche Bahn wants to use micro-drones. German Turkish News , May 26, 2013, accessed October 2, 2013 .
  3. ↑ Aerial Security with Microdrones RPA. Microdrones, archived from the original on October 4, 2013 ; accessed on October 2, 2013 .
  4. ↑ Chinese elite units rely on German technology. Rotor Magazin, July 19, 2012, accessed October 2, 2013 .
  5. ↑ Dominik Kohn: April Rain - German drones fly to Hollywood. August 9, 2013, accessed June 14, 2014 .
  6. ↑ Benedikt Fuest: DHL is testing parcel delivery by drone for the first time . December 9, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  7. ↑ Danielle Elliot: DHL testing delivery drones . December 9, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Paketkopter" above the corporate headquarters: Deutsche Post tests delivery drone , n-tv , December 9, 2013, accessed on July 12, 2014.