Product profile
KONA
KONA is Natilus’ blended-wing-body regional cargo aircraft designed for autonomous or optionally piloted air freight. Official Natilus material specifies a...
Facts
- Company
- Natilus
- Product type
- uav
- Status
- development
- Primary capability
- regional autonomous air freight
- Website
- https://natilus.co/kona/
About KONA
KONA is Natilus’ blended-wing-body regional cargo aircraft designed for autonomous or optionally piloted air freight. Official Natilus material specifies a 3.8-metric-ton payload and 900-nautical-mile range; the full-scale aircraft remains in development.
Market context
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Summary
Type: Blended-wing-body cargo UAV
Core: Autonomous regional air-freight aircraft
Function: Carries multi-ton cargo on regional routes
Audience: Air cargo and logistics operators
Specifications
- cargo_payload_kg
- 3,800 kg kg
- configuration
- Blended-wing body
- control_mode
- Autonomous or optionally piloted
- programme_status
- Full-scale prototype planned; development programme
- range_nm
- 900 nmi nmi
Operations
- Environment
- regional air routes, air cargo logistics
- Primary user
- air cargo operators, logistics providers
- Role
- regional freight, high-value cargo delivery
- Interaction model
- autonomous or optionally piloted
- Mobility class
- blended-wing-body aircraft
- Product detail
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