Air Methods, Wingcopter Partner On Drone Delivery

Bill Carey August 05, 2021
Wingcopter
The Wingcopter 198 VTOL hybrid drone will deliver medical supplies to rural America.
Credit: Wingcopter
Air medical helicopter operator Air Methods on Aug. 3 announced a collaboration with German drone manufacturer Wingcopter to develop a drone delivery network for medical supplies. Plans call for the “Spright” delivery service to use the Wingcopter 198 hybrid drone to perform deliveries in a network...
Bill Carey

Based in Washington, D.C., Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week Network. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and unmanned aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

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