Flying From Sunrise To Sunset, The Skyfront Perimeter 8 Flew 205 Miles

Skyfront broke the multirotor drone flight time record by staying airborne for 13 hours and 4 minutes and traveling a distance of 205 miles.

The world record-breaking flight was achieved by the Skyfront Perimeter 8—the company’s most advanced eight rotor drone. The event was captured via the drone’s onboard 360 cameras.

The rationale behind their flight is the Skyfront proprietary fuel-injected hybrid gasoline-electric powertrain. The powertrain replaces the battery and reportedly extends flight times by a factor of twenty. It is optimized for power and efficiency and is integrated into the UAV design to reduce weight and power consumption.

“In an unheard of industry feat, our drone stayed aloft for the entire day,” said Skyfront CEO Troy Mestler.

“Outfitted with an auxiliary fuel tank, the Perimeter 8 captured the sun traversing the sky, rising and setting over California’s Coastal Ranges. This flight signals a paradigm shift in aviation for public safety and commercial applications. No longer will police departments, fire departments, and utility companies have to spend huge sums of money on traditional helicopters to monitor, search, or rescue. Most importantly, no longer will we have to risk lives to save lives.”

FMI: www.skyfront.com, http://bit.ly/SkyfrontWorldRecord