Austrian aircraft checked out now by drone

Drone use in the case of Austrian Airlines: The small pilot Jets to investigate automated damage. Other Lufthansa-airlines could soon be put out.

When in the air travel of drones is the speech, it is usually to the risk to the aircraft and the question of how to Airports to protect. However, the small aircraft can also be very useful. So drones come already in the case of investigations of flight accidents. And also the Verification of intact Jets could have as a flying assistant a future, such as Austrian Airlines is now showing.

Since the middle of the year, the Austrian Lufthansa, a daughter of drone testing by the French Start-ups Donecle to check aircraft on paint and structural damage. The drone carries out by means of Laser technology and under the supervision of an aircraft technician inspections on the Exterior of the plane. The System is flying from takeoff to landing, and all areas of the aircraft independently, and the drone takes up every second of a high-resolution image.

Posted by John at .