Wingcopter is building Wingcopter 198 into BVLOS logistics and surveying
Wingcopter 198, 94 km range, 4.7 kg payload, and LiDAR surveying expansion give Wingcopter a dual-use BVLOS drone path.
Wingcopter announced on February 10, 2025 that it would expand Wingcopter 198 into long-range BVLOS LiDAR surveying. The surveying configuration is designed to scan up to 2,560 acres in a 42-minute mission, adding infrastructure inspection and mapping to the company’s delivery-drone base.
The Wingcopter 198 product page lists a 94 kilometer maximum range and 4.7 kilogram payload. The aircraft uses redundant sensors including dual airspeed sensors and dual positioning systems, and the original 2021 launch positioned the platform as a triple-drop delivery drone for up to three packages in one flight.
Wingcopter was founded in 2017 by Tom Plummer, Jonathan Hesselbarth, and Ansgar Kadura in Germany. The company describes itself as both an aviation-grade drone manufacturer and a service provider for drone deployments, which fits a dual-use path across medical logistics, commercial delivery, and infrastructure surveying.
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