Long Range VTOL Drone
Long Range VTOL Drones combine vertical takeoff and landing with efficient fixed-wing cruise, delivering long-endurance flight without requiring a runway. Unlike multirotor platforms that must continuously generate lift with rotors, VTOL fixed-wing UAVs transition to forward flight, reducing power consumption and enabling longer missions with higher payload capacity.
In this category, you’ll find long-range VTOL UAV systems designed for surveillance, mapping, and mission-critical operations—supporting advanced payloads such as EO/IR gimbal cameras, night vision sensors, and laser rangefinders (LRF). For maximum endurance, hybrid VTOL drones use electric propulsion for VTOL phases and a fuel engine in cruise mode, allowing multi-hour and extended-range flights with fewer interruptions.
VTOL Drone Voron M35, Long Endurance, Heavy Payload Fixed-Wing
Price range: 12,304.00 $ through 14,016.00 $
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VTOL Drone Adler M32
Price range: 12,090.00 $ through 12,625.00 $
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VTOL Drone Adler M39
Price range: 9,951.00 $ through 19,902.00 $
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VTOL Drone Sparrow M25 Pro, Long Endurance Fixed-Wing
Price range: 8,559.00 $ through 8,983.00 $
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Frame only VTOL Drone Voron M35 spare parts, Electronics not included
Price range: 179.00 $ through 1,450.00 $
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Eagle EH48 Large load and gasoline power fixed-wing drone
Price range: 29,800.00 $ through 46,800.00 $
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Eagle EH60 Large payload, long endurance commercial UAVs
Price range: 58,150.00 $ through 69,500.00 $
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What is a Long-Range VTOL Drone?
A long-range VTOL (Vertical Takeoff and Landing) drone is a UAV platform that can take off and land like a multirotor, then transition into fixed-wing cruise mode for efficient forward flight. This hybrid flight profile makes VTOL systems ideal for long-distance missions where runway access is limited.
Long endurance fixed wing UAV versus Multirotor Drones
One of the main differences between multirotor and fixed wing drones is their performance. Since fixed wing drones consume less energy during their flight, they can reach long flight times of a few hours. Also, long range fixed wing drone can carry heavier payloads compared to multirotor drones.
Long endurance fixed wing UAV performance
Long endurance fixed wing UAV that uses a fully electrical propulsion system needs to supply its energy from a battery. Batteries have limited energy density, and thus no matter how much you optimize the performance, fully electric long distance drone can not achieve flight times of more than 4 or 5 hours. In recent years, usage of hybrid VTOL drones have been boosted in order to increase the performance.
Hybrid Long range vtol drone
Long range VTOL drone that uses a hybrid propulsion system is able to achieve flight times of more than tens of hours. They still use an electric propulsion system for the vertical phase, but use a fuel engine for the fixed wing mode. Filling the fuel tank of these types of long-range vtol drone can allow them to fly over a long distance without the necessity to land and refuel.
Long range VTOL drone application
Long-range VTOL drones are widely used for:
– Surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR)
– Mapping and inspection
– Firefighting support and situational monitoring
– Agriculture missions such as spraying, seeding, and field observation
Drone with camera 1 mile (1.7 km) to 4 mile (>5km) range
In surveillance applications, the installed camera on the drones can be used to identify and track a target. Newer models can carry a camera that supports AI target identification and tracking. The laser range finder can resolve the target’s GPS coordinates for further requirements. The LRF supported distance starts from less than 1 mile (usually a few meters) to more than 3 miles.
Price Range
The price of long endurance VTOL UAV systems varies based on the performance of the drone. The price range of them starts from 50,000$ and can go up to more than 1 millions dollars. There are models with impressive performance that are able to carry more than 100kg of payloads and fly more than a few hours.
