Savback welcomes Dufour Aerospace’s first flight in Sweden

This week marked an exciting milestone as Dufour Aerospace conducted a series of customer demonstrations and test flights at the Västervik airfield in Sweden. Savback, along with the Västervik Drone Science Park, are proud to support this groundbreaking event as one of Dufour’s strategic partners. This occasion also marked the first deployment of Dufour’s newly formed Operations Team in Sweden.

The demonstrations featured Dufour’s AeroMini10, a small-sized test and validation platform that is part of their innovative tilt-wing aircraft family. Over the course of 12 autonomous flights, Dufour’s team showcased the impressive capabilities of unmanned tilt-wing aircraft, focusing on the advanced in-house flight control system. The tests were a resounding success, providing valuable operational insights in real-world conditions outside their home base in Switzerland.

The AeroMini10, though the smallest in Dufour’s tilt-wing lineup, is a powerful tool for proving concepts and training pilots and operators. Its design mirrors that of the larger Aero2, allowing for significant and meaningful flight operations with a streamlined approach. While capable of Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations, the flights during this campaign were conducted within the drone pilots’ visual range.

Savback are thrilled to have been part of this successful first flight in Sweden and look forward to continuing our partnership with Dufour Aerospace as they advance the future of unmanned aerial technology.