Back in April, Wingcopter launched its flagship eVTOL fixed-wing delivery drone, the Wingcopter 198, and now the German drone maker has formed a strategic partnership with Air Methods to create a healthcare-specific drone delivery network across the US.
Founded in 1980, Air Methods currently has a fleet of 450 helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft at more than 300 bases across 48 states in the US, which make almost 100,000 deliveries of medical supplies and equipment per year to hospitals and people, mostly in rural areas.
Wingcopter's 65 x 198 x 152 cm (25.5 x 77.9 x 59.8 in) flagship eight-rotor drone can rise up vertically like a helicopter and then transition to fixed-wing horizontal flight once in the air.