According to the general director of the holding Andrey Boginsky, the corresponding application has been submitted to the Federal Air Transport Agency
ZHUKOVSKY /Moscow region/, July 24. /TASS/. The Russian Helicopters holding company of the Rostec state Corporation plans to certify the VRT300 helicopter-type UAV by the end of next year. This was announced to TASS at MAKS-2021 by the holding's CEO Andrey Boginsky.
"We have submitted an application for certification of the VRT300 unmanned helicopter to the Federal Air Transport Agency. We plan to receive it by the end of next year, " Boginsky said.
The CEO of the holding explained that today the problem of certification of drones is that there are no developed methods for determining compliance. Therefore, Russian Helicopters, together with the Federal Air Transport Agency and the Institute of Aviation Industry, are working in this direction.
In addition, the holding, together with the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Federal Air Transport Agency, are working to transfer part of the full-scale tests to digital simulations, but for this it is necessary to choose software that can be trusted.
VRT300 is an unmanned helicopter-type aviation system with a maximum take-off weight of up to 380 kg. It can be used for terrain monitoring, cargo delivery, forest protection measures, search and rescue of people, and agricultural needs. The drone is capable of carrying a payload of 70 kilograms, reaching speeds of up to 130 km / h and flying at a range of up to 325 kilometers. The practical flight is 5,800 m, the maximum flight duration is five hours. The VRT300 was developed by VR-Technologies of the Russian Helicopters holding company.
