SiFly Sets World Record With 3-Hr. Electric Drone Flight

The Q12 was designed for an endurance of two hr. in hover and three in forward flight. Credit: SiFly

The Q12 was designed for an endurance of 2 hr. in hover and 3 hr.in forward flight.

Credit: SiFly
U.S. startup SiFly has set a new world record with the longest-ever flight of an electric multirotor drone in the 5-20 kg class. Clocking in at 3 hr. and 11 min., SiFly’s Q12 VTOL drone completed the record-breaking flight at Amaral Ranches in California’s Salinas Valley on July 26, exceeding the...
Ben Goldstein

Based in Boston, Ben covers advanced air mobility and is managing editor of Aviation Week Network’s AAM Report.

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