AD Heliplane
A long-endurance VTOL drone with cloud connectivity that combines vertical takeoff and landing with fixed-wing efficiency.
AD Heliplane — Long-Endurance VTOL for Precision Missions
The AD Heliplane is a long-endurance vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) drone that blends the flexibility of a multirotor with the efficiency of a fixed-wing aircraft, delivering extended flight times, rapid deployment, and rugged stability for professional inspection, surveillance, mapping, and ISR missions. Designed for modular payloads—including high-resolution optical, thermal, multispectral, and LiDAR sensors—the Heliplane is transportable, quick to assemble without tools, and capable of covering vast distances on a single mission, making it ideal for commercial, industrial, and defense operations.
Ready to Fly in Minutes
The AD Heliplane assembles quickly without tools, enabling a fast launch from almost any environment.
Its compact, portable design allows teams to deploy immediately when conditions change, making it ideal for field operations, emergency response, and time-sensitive inspections.
Types of applications
Linear Assets
Terrain Mapping
Border Security
Off-shore Inspections
High-Fidelity Insights, Faster Decisions
The AD Heliplane is built for advanced data acquisition, combining high-resolution optical sensors, multispectral cameras, and LiDAR compatibility to capture precise geospatial and environmental data. Its stable flight profile and VTOL-to-fixed-wing transition ensure minimal vibration and consistent sensor performance, producing clean, actionable datasets across large areas.
From topographic mapping and infrastructure inspection to precision agriculture and environmental monitoring, the Heliplane accelerates survey missions while reducing operational complexity. Integrated data pipelines and automated geotagging streamline post-processing, enabling faster analysis, reporting, and decision-making for both commercial and defense applications.
The AD Heliplane uses AI for real-time visual identification
AI Machine Vision for Surveillance and Inspections
AD’s cloud-based AI engine uses Machine Vision to conduct visual inspections and object identification, even in real-time.
The Best of Both Worlds—Every Mission, Every Environment
The AD Heliplane’s hybrid VTOL architecture gives operators true dual-mode capability: the precision, vertical control, and easy takeoff/landing of a multirotor paired with the endurance, speed, and energy efficiency of a fixed-wing aircraft. This means you can launch from tight spaces, rugged terrain, or moving platforms without runways or support equipment—then seamlessly transition to long-range, fixed-wing cruise for extended missions.
The result is a highly versatile aircraft that delivers smoother flight profiles, more stable sensor performance, and dramatically longer coverage per flight. Whether flying ISR missions, large-area mapping, powerline corridors, or environmental surveys, the Heliplane offers unmatched operational flexibility and efficiency in a single system.
Heliplane Specifications
LRS 240 94.4 inches
LRS 340 133 inches
LRS PRO Beluga 163 inches
LRS 240 17.64 lbs
LRS 340 39.68 lbs
LRS PRO Beluga 72.75 lbs
LRS 240 100 minutes
LRS 340 150 minutes
LRS PRO Beluga 140 minutes
LRS 240 74/78 mph
LRS 340 78/89 mph
LRS PRO Beluga 89 mph
LRS 240 62 miles
LRS 340 99/124 miles
LRS PRO Beluga 109 miles
14 °F to 122 °F
LRS 240 One
LRS 340 Two
LRS PRO Beluga Two or Four
Model Herelink
Application DV Skylink
Radio-Only Configurations: 2.4 GHz
Radio and Cloud Connected: 800 MHz, 1.2 GHz, 2.4 GHz, and 4G/5G LTE
GPS L 1/L2
GLONASS G1/G2
BeiDou B1/B2
Galileo E1/E5b
Carbon composite and fiber glass