Harpia P-71: The Drone That Promises to Revolutionize Brazilian Agriculture

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Published on 23/03/2024 at 10:29

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The Brazilian Startup Psyche Aerospace Successfully Completed The First Flight Of Its Agricultural Drone, The Harpia P-71. After Six Months Of Development, The eVTOL Faced Challenges, But The Team Managed To Overcome Them.

Psyche Aerospace, a Brazilian startup based in São José dos Campos, São Paulo, conducted the first successful flight of its agricultural drone, the Harpia P-71. After six months of development, the eVTOL, designed for agricultural spraying, faced challenges during the first flight test with the company.

However, the startup claimed it managed to overcome all the issues during this initial phase. The company is now focused on refining the prototype through field testing, aiming to become a leader in the agricultural drone sector in the coming years.

Watch The Moment Of The 1st Inaugural Flight Of The Agricultural Drone

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Harpia P-71 Completes First Flight Test Successfully

The Brazilian startup Psyche Aerospace reached an important milestone in its history on Wednesday (06/03) by successfully completing the official first flight of its agricultural drone, the Harpia P-71.

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Startup Psyche Aerospace Now Focuses On Improving The Agricultural Drone

With the successful inaugural flight, Psyche Aerospace is now concentrating its efforts on consolidating the prototype and enhancing its functionalities.

During the next week, the company will begin a new cycle of field tests to validate and optimize the versions developed thus far. This is a crucial step before entering the scaling manufacturing phase.

Psyche Aerospace aims to contribute to Brazilian agribusiness and wants to become a reference in the agricultural drone sector.

Now, the Harpia P-71, which represents the sixth version of prototypes developed by the startup in just a few months, promises to be the largest spraying drone in the world, with the largest payload of pesticides to be sprayed.

João Barbosa, co-founder of Psyche Aerospace, expressed confidence in the path set by the startup, reinforcing the vision of becoming a leader in the development of agricultural drones for spraying.

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Antonio Souza

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29/06/2024 10:07

Bom dia! Já tem curso para pilotar o HARPIA ????

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Watch The Moment Of The 1st Inaugural Flight Of The Agricultural Drone

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