Notes on flight.

A closer look at the decisions that shape unmanned systems. From aircraft fundamentals to mission-specific architecture.

KapYah tethered aircraft with ground power equipment

TETHERED TECHNOLOGY

The case for staying above.

Understanding the continuous-power architecture of tethered UAVs.

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Hexa-T150 aircraft during a field trial

TETHERED PLATFORM

A higher tethered vantage point.

How the Hexa-T150 brings aircraft, cable and ground power together.

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KapYah quadcopter in flight against the sky

FLIGHT FUNDAMENTALS

Four rotors. A considered choice.

What a quadcopter architecture offers—and what the mission needs to ask of it.

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