Drone Helicopters & Unmanned Helicopters
Compare unmanned helicopters, including coaxial, tandem-rotor and fuel-powered designs. Check payload capacity, endurance, rotor clearance and operating limits.
Unmanned helicopters use helicopter rotor systems for hovering, lifting and forward flight without an onboard pilot. Listings include coaxial and tandem-rotor configurations, fuel-powered platforms and heavy-lift aircraft for transport and industrial missions.
22 models11 manufacturers
Coaxial & tandem-rotor helicopters
View all 6 →6 models from 3 manufacturers
Heavy-lift & fuel-powered helicopters
View all 5 →5 models from 4 manufacturers
Heavy-lift & fuel-powered helicopters
Airfly S260 Unmanned Helicopter
Heavy-lift & fuel-powered helicopters
Sky Conquest X600
Heavy-lift & fuel-powered helicopters
Zhuoshi TH-600
- Endurance
- Over 4 hours
Heavy-lift & fuel-powered helicopters
Honeycomb HC-245 Unmanned Helicopter
- Maximum payload
- 45 kg
- Endurance
- 150 min
Unmanned helicopters
View all 11 →11 models from 5 manufacturers
What to check before you buy
- Rotor configuration
- Check single-main-rotor, coaxial or tandem layout, including rotor clearance and tail-rotor requirements where applicable.
- Payload and balance
- Check installed payload mass, center-of-gravity limits and attachment provisions for internal or suspended cargo.
- Rotor operating limits
- Check rotor-speed control and hover capability at the intended weight, altitude and temperature.
- Maintenance demands
- Check rotor tracking, blade balancing, transmission service and replacement intervals for wear components.
- Operating footprint
- Allow for the full rotor disk, tail clearance and rotor wash at loading and landing sites.
- Emergency functions
- Check engine-loss response and any documented autorotation capability for the exact aircraft configuration.