Flyox I is Singular Aircraft’s biggest amphibious unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) under development. The aircraft will be offered in four configurations, including surveillance, firefighting, cargo and agriculture.

The Flyox has a payload of 1850kg with a range of 8300km. It has a high endurance of over 50 hours in surveillance mode, the capacity to take off and land on any surface and the ability to be customized according to customer requirements. The low maintenance costs and simplicity mean that the aircraft can be managed locally anywhere in the world.

The UAV is powered by two engines driving two five-bladed propellers. Each engine generates a power of 340hp. The aircraft has an endurance of 6h and 45min for basic and more than 50h for ferry and surveillance mode. The fuel capacity of basic version is 200kg, while that of the ferry version is 1,700kg.

The aircraft has a cruise speed of 126k at 75% of power and 103k at 65% power. The maximum range of the UAV is 4,600nmi. The maximum operational altitude is 24,000ft and rate of climb is 1,850ft a minute. The take-off roll and landing-roll of the aircraft are 313m and 209m respectively.

Photos Rob Vogelaar