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Poseidon’s Egret cargo drone is designed to carry 4,000 pounds without a pilot
Poseidon Aerospace is developing Egret, a cargo aircraft designed to fly without a human pilot onboard.
The aircraft has a 50-foot wingspan and can carry up to 4,000 pounds of freight.
Its design leaves out a cockpit, giving more space to cargo and reducing the weight needed to carry a pilot.
Remote operators will control Egret using camera feeds and flight controls from the ground, at least during initial testing.
The company was founded by David Zagaynov, a former Amazon engineer, and Parker Tenney, who previously worked at Lockheed Martin.
Poseidon aims to make freight transport cheaper, but Egret’s range, speed, fuel use and operating costs have not been disclosed.
Testing is expected in Oregon, where the company says Egret will be the largest cargo drone flown in the United States.
Poseidon Aerospace is developing Egret, an autonomous cargo aircraft designed to carry up to 4,000 pounds without an onboard pilot.
The aircraft has a 50-foot wingspan and is built with cargo space in place of a cockpit.
Remote operators will control Egret using live camera feeds and aircraft flight controls during initial testing.
The company expects to test the aircraft in Oregon, where it would be the largest cargo drone flown in the United States.
Poseidon says it aims to reduce freight transportation costs, but the aircraft’s range, speed, fuel use and operating costs have not been specified.
- Who
- Poseidon Aerospace is developing Egret. The aircraft is being developed by David Zagaynov and Parker Tenney.
- What
- Egret is an autonomous cargo aircraft designed to carry up to 4,000 pounds without an onboard pilot.
- When
- Testing is expected, but no date is stated.
- Where
- Testing is expected to take place in Oregon.
- Why
- Poseidon aims to move freight as cheaply as possible.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Poseidon's V0 prototype completed a successful flight after multiple redesigns.
Poseidon developed Seagull, a quarter-scale prototype of its Heron aircraft.
Poseidon expects Egret to undergo testing in Oregon.
- Payload
- Up to 4,000 pounds
- Wingspan
- 50 feet
- Test location
- Oregon
- Series A funding
- $60 million
- Developers
- David Zagaynov and Parker Tenney
What people are saying
Yeah, so we're building the autonomous trucks of the sky to be able to move things as cheaply as possible from point A to point B,