Endurance
Willow-1 is designed around our battery packs. Large folding propellers, a carbon-fibre airframe and a dry mass kept to what the job needs leave room for more than an hour in the air.
In development
Willow-1
Our own long-endurance folding quadcopter for monitoring work in the cold, built around our battery packs and charging case.
- 60+ minDesign endurance
- ≈ 5 kgTake-off weight
- 1 caseAircraft and packs, carried by one person
Design targets, pending flight qualification.
Portable
Arms and propellers fold, so the aircraft and its packs travel in one case carried by one person. Designed and assembled in Ontario.
Development status
September 2026
Carbon-fibre demonstrator (2.9 kg) flying on our first in-house battery pack. 35 minutes measured on a continuous loop.
Q4 2026
Willow-1 airframe and battery pack build.
2027
Willow-1 prototype first flight.
The packs are for other aircraft too.
The battery packs and charging case behind Willow-1 are designed to fit other drones. Willow-1 itself is in development and not for sale.