Ranger
The workhorse. Ranger is the general-purpose airframe most fleets standardise on, with the endurance and external payload capacity for patrol, inspection and survey, and the same three-minute rebuild as every other aircraft on the platform.
Platform airframe shown. Frame class varies by variant.
Ranger data
Published figures for the production airframe. Payload fit and camera options are configured per fleet.
| Designation | QC1 |
|---|---|
| Frame class | 7 inch prop |
| Endurance | 20 to 40 minutes |
| Payload | 1.8 kg external |
| Camera | Analog, digital or thermal FPV, gimbal optional |
| Navigation | Standard GPS 1 to 3 m, or RTK to centimetre |
| Control | Manual & autonomous |
| Autonomy | BVLOS with Quad-Dock |
| Order code | QC1-7-XXXX |
| Status | In production |
Ranger in the air.
Uncut footage from a working sortie. What the aircraft does, filmed on the aircraft, with nothing rehearsed for the camera.
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Patrol · Inspection · Survey
Ranger is one frame class on a single platform. Where the mission outgrows it, the next airframe up carries the same navigation, the same ground control and the same three-minute build, so the fleet changes without the operating model changing.
- Click-Fit™ airframe, three minute TAKT build
- RTK native navigation
- TAK / ATAK and QGroundControl ground stations
- Manual and autonomous flight
- Field repairable after a thirty-foot drop
- Common parts bin shared across the fleet
Held constant across all five airframes. Built in the United Kingdom on a secure supply chain, 85 percent made in house.
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