Operations
Approvals not published
Autonomy: Remotely piloted or autonomous.
Primary use: Heavy-lift logistics and agriculture.
Operators and customers: John Deere (agriculture partnership, 2021); Volocopter insolvent Dec 2024 and sold to Diamond Aircraft (Wanfeng) in 2025.
Aircraft record
Aircraft record
| Make | Volocopter |
| Class | cargo |
| Type | multirotor |
| Country | Germany |
| Powertrain | battery-electric |
| Payload (kg) | 200 |
| Range (km) | 40 |
| Autonomy | Remotely piloted or autonomous |
| Primary use | Heavy-lift logistics and agriculture |
| Operators | John Deere (agriculture partnership, 2021); Volocopter insolvent Dec 2024 and sold to Diamond Aircraft (Wanfeng) in 2025 |
| Status | discontinued |
| Record updated | 2026-10 |
Official site: volocopter.com
In context
Where it fits
Listed in Heavy-Lift Cargo UAVs. Drones are compared on payload against range and endurance, how far the operation runs without people on site (docks, remote operations centers, detect-and-avoid), which approvals let it fly beyond visual line of sight, and who actually flies it.
| Model | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| FlyCart 100 (DJI) | multirotor | in production |
| FlyCart 30 (DJI) | multirotor | in production |
| EH216-L (EHang) | multirotor | pilot |
| Firefly (Parallel Flight Technologies) | multirotor | pilot |
| CarryAll (V2000CG) (AutoFlight) | lift+cruise VTOL | in production |
| Pelican Cargo (Pyka) | fixed-wing | pilot |
| Aero2 (Dufour Aerospace) | tilt-wing VTOL | prototype |
| Chaparral C1 (Elroy Air) | lift+cruise VTOL | prototype |
Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- VoloDrone (Volocopter)
- Sources
- ElectronsX drones dataset; maker specifications, operator releases and FAA, EASA and CAAC approvals
- Updated
- 2026-10