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About Nuuva V300

Nuuva V300 is Pipistrel’s autonomous cargo aircraft with separate lift and cruise propulsion systems. Eight battery-powered electric motors provide vertical take-off and landing, while an internal-combustion engine supplies forward propulsion. A Honeywell fly-by-wire control system coordinates the aircraft.

Cargo loads through the nose, with space for up to three Euro pallets. Operators define a flight plan through an integrated ground station, and triple-redundant flight controls support automated execution. The design targets a 600-pound payload over 300 nautical miles, combining runway-free access with a cargo compartment arranged for ordinary pallet handling.

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Nuuva V300
Triple Redundant Fly By Wire System - flight_controls - Honeywell Aerospace - Honeywell supplied the triple-redundant fly-by-wire flight control system used on the first Nuuva V300 air vehicle - source: pipistrel-aircraft.com
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Timeline

Pipistrel Nuuva V300 completes first hover flight
2025-01-31 - Demonstration - The Nuuva V300 is designed for a 600-pound payload and up to 300 nautical miles of range. The aircraft uses electric vertical takeoff, a separate cruise propulsion system and BVLOS automatic flight capability. Textron Systems developed the ground control station, and Honeywell supplied the fly-by-wire triple-redundant flight control system for the first air vehicle.
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Pipistrel selects Honeywell systems for Nuuva V300 cargo UAV
2021-04-01 - Partnership - The AH-2000 attitude-heading reference system and air-data module provide motion, altitude and airspeed data. These sensors work with Honeywell’s compact fly-by-wire system for aircraft control. The aircraft was designed for battery-powered vertical take-off and landing, with a stated payload up to 460 kg over more than 300 km.
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