Operations
Approvals: FAA Part 135 air carrier (first drone carrier, 2019); CASA approvals in Australia
Autonomy: Autonomous; one remote pilot supervises many aircraft; parcel lowered on a tether; store-side nests with charging pads and AutoLoader pickup.
Primary use: Food, grocery and retail delivery from store-side nests.
Operators and customers: Walmart; DoorDash.
Aircraft record
Aircraft record
| Make | Wing (Alphabet) |
| Class | delivery |
| Type | hybrid VTOL |
| Country | United States |
| Powertrain | battery-electric |
| Payload (kg) | 1.1-2.3 |
| Range (km) | 10 |
| Autonomy | Autonomous; one remote pilot supervises many aircraft; parcel lowered on a tether; store-side nests with charging pads and AutoLoader pickup |
| Regulatory | FAA Part 135 air carrier (first drone carrier, 2019); CASA approvals in Australia |
| Primary use | Food, grocery and retail delivery from store-side nests |
| Operators | Walmart; DoorDash |
| Status | in service |
| Record updated | 2026-10 |
Official site: wing.com
In context
Where it fits
Listed in Delivery Drones. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wingcopter 198 (Wingcopter) | hybrid VTOL | in production |
| MK30 (Amazon Prime Air) | hybrid VTOL | in service |
| Platform 2 (P2 Zip) (Zipline) | hybrid VTOL | in service |
| Ark 40 (Fengyi Technology (SF Express)) | multirotor | in service |
| Sky2 (Flytrex) | multirotor | in service |
| M2 (Matternet) | multirotor | in service |
| Fourth-generation delivery drone (Meituan) | multirotor | in service |
| Platform 1 (P1 Zip) (Zipline) | fixed-wing | in service |
Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- Wing delivery aircraft (standard and large-payload) (Wing (Alphabet))
- Sources
- ElectronsX drones dataset; maker specifications, operator releases and FAA, EASA and CAAC approvals
- Updated
- 2026-10