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SwitchBlade-Elite

SwitchBlade-Elite is Vision Aerial's compact professional tricopter, designed to fold into a portable case while carrying inspection, thermal, gas-detectio...

Facts

Company
Vision Aerial
Product type
uav
Status
commercial
Primary capability
industrial_inspection
Website
https://www.visionaerial.com/products/drones/switchblade-elite

About SwitchBlade-Elite

SwitchBlade-Elite is Vision Aerial's compact professional tricopter, designed to fold into a portable case while carrying inspection, thermal, gas-detection and mapping payloads in wind-exposed field operations.

Market context

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Summary

Type: Professional tricopter UAS

Core: Compact field inspection drone

Function: Provides stable hover and efficient cruise for portable professional aerial data collection

Audience: Fire agencies, surveyors and industrial inspection teams

Specifications

airframe
Three-rotor tricopter with pivoting rear yaw mechanism
deployment_time_min
Case-to-air deployment min
flight_time_min
50 min
payload_capacity_kg
2 kg
payload_exchange
Field-swappable payloads
transportability
Foldable compact platform for vehicle transport
wind_tolerance_mph
25 mph

Operations

Environment
outdoor_field_environment, industrial_sites, utilities, remote_areas
Primary user
survey_teams, industrial_inspection_teams, public_safety_operators
Role
industrial_inspection, mapping_survey, public_safety, payload_integration
Interaction model
remote_supervision, autonomous_mission_execution, payload_integration, mission_planning
Mobility class
tricopter_uav, untethered_aerial_robot
Product detail
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