Against the record
Wingcopter 198, from Wingcopter, is at stage 4 of 5 on our ladder: paying customers. Delivered and paid for, beyond pilots. The latest milestone on its record is from 14 Sept 2026: Wingcopter launched the Wingcopter 262, a military reconnaissance drone it says can stay in the air for up to six hours.
This video comes from the maker's own channel, and makers show their robots at their best. The stage above comes from dated public records, not from the video.
From the video's description
Wingcopter has been awarded by the Government of Vanuatu, supported by UNICEF, to trial the delivery of essential vaccines for children in remote villages in Pentecost. The project demonstrates that drones can be used to deliver vaccines and other medical supplies to difficult-to-reach destinations on Pacific islands. In order to make on-site delivery even faster and safer, we have developed a special winch lowering mechanism that releases the delivery box directly at the destination where the vaccines are urgently needed. While the Wingcopter floats 10 meters above the ground, the box is lowered until it securely reaches the ground. This enables a scalable solution for the delivery of vaccines and other life-saving medical supplies from a central facility to multiple destinations without the need for landing and take-off infrastructure on the receiving side. With the success of this …
Written by WINGCOPTER on YouTube.
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