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Patriot · Long-endurance LiDAR platform

Patriot.
Built to stay up.

Measured hover endurance68 minutes

1.75 kg payload · 40 Ah battery · to landing voltage.

Payload weight equivalent to a LiDAR USA scanning system.

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Designed in Australia.
Manufactured in the USA and Australia.

Measured with a 1.75 kg payload and 40 Ah battery, to landing voltage. Flight time varies with configuration, flight profile and conditions.

EVOLUTION FLIGHT / PATRIOTEvolution Flight Patriot long-endurance quadcopter
Long-endurance flight.
Modular X4 platform.Explore endurance
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Patriot + Kestrel · A shared airframe

Change the arms.
Change the capability.

One airframe can be your Patriot X4 or your Kestrel X8. Fit Patriot arms for a quadcopter, or swap to Kestrel arms for a coaxial X8.

Patriot armsX4
Patriot X4 configuration with one motor on each of its four arms

Patriot

Four arms. Four motors.
The configuration for long-endurance missions.

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Same
airframeTool-free
arm changes
Kestrel armsX8
Kestrel X8 configuration with two coaxial motors on each of its four arms

Kestrel

Four arms. Eight motors.
Fit the Kestrel arm set for coaxial X8 capability.

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01 / Everyday setup

Tool-free. In minutes.

Removing the arms is part of normal assembly and pack-down. It takes only a few minutes and requires no tools. The landing legs also detach without tools.

02 / Field spares

A spare arm. More options.

Carry a spare arm, a clockwise (CW) propeller and a counter-clockwise (CCW) propeller. You have the parts for a replacement arm setup in the field if something happens.

03 / Compact transport

Big capability. Small pack-down.

With the arms and legs removed, the drone packs down to a very compact size. Bring the Kestrel arm set too, and the same airframe can become an X8.

Choose the arms to suit the mission.

Discuss both configurations
Explore your flight time

Start with your mission.

Choose your aircraft, payload and battery. See a modelled flight-time estimate and build a configuration brief.

Meet the aircraft

One airframe.
Two configurations.

Patriot X4 or Kestrel X8: change the arms to change the configuration. Compare payload capacity and flight-time options.

Compare Patriot & Kestrel
Modular quadcopter

Patriot

68 minutes in hover with a 1.75 kg payload and 40 Ah battery, to landing voltage. 52 Ah now available.

Patriot aircraft
Maximum payload
8 kg / 17.6 lb
Hover · 1.75 kg · 40 Ah
68 min
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Coaxial multirotor

Kestrel

Heavy-lift capability. 55 estimated mission minutes with a 1.75 kg payload and 52 Ah battery, excluding a 10-minute reserve.

Kestrel aircraft
Maximum payload
10 kg / 22.0 lb
Estimated mission · 1.75 kg · 52 Ah
55 min
Excludes 10-minute reserve
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Maximum payload is configuration dependent. Flight endurance varies with payload, batteries and operating conditions.

Explore the Patriot

Get a closer look.

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Patriot quadcopter on grass with its battery and landing gear fittedView full photo ⤢
A closer look at the Patriot prepared in the field.
Patriot quadcopter on grass with its battery and landing gear fitted

A closer look at the Patriot prepared in the field.

Start with your mission

What do you need to achieve?

Find the aircraft, sensor and workflow that fit your application.

An operator flying ScanLift Orbit during a University of Tasmania field visit01

Surveying & mapping

Connect an aircraft, camera, GNSS positioning and photogrammetry software around the data your project needs.

Explore the workflow
RIEGL VUX-160 LiDAR installed on ScanLift Orbit02

LiDAR data collection

Explore LiDAR systems, payload integration and point-cloud processing for aerial and ground-based collection.

Explore the workflow
Close-up of a Klau Brumby LiDAR and camera integration on ScanLift Orbit03

Custom payload integration

Discuss mounting, power, data connections and airframe configuration with the team behind your aircraft.

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Purposeful engineering

Practical capability.
Considered in every detail.

From the airframe to the data you bring home.

01 / Modular aircraft

Designed for work.
Ready for field repairs.

Tool-free arms and legs for compact transport. Swap Patriot arms for Kestrel arms to configure the same airframe as an X8.

Patriot modular quadcopterExplore Patriot ScanLift Orbit carrying a RIEGL VUX-160 LiDAR sensor
02 / Payload integration

Make room for
your mission.

RIEGL VUX-160 on ScanLift Orbit, from our integration archive.

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03 / Positioning

Give your data
a precise reference.

Explore GNSS & RTK
North SmaRTK GNSS receiver
04 / Processing

From the flight.
To the finished dataset.

Photogrammetry and point-cloud tools for the next step.

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The complete workflow

From aircraft to actionable data.

Every component should serve the same mission.

  1. 01

    Aircraft

    Start with the lift and airframe your operation needs.

  2. 02

    Payload

    Match your sensor, mounting and power requirements.

  3. 03

    Positioning

    Define the GNSS, RTK and ground-control approach.

  4. 04

    Processing

    Turn imagery and point clouds into useful data.

  5. 05

    Deliverable

    Plan the maps, models or data your project requires.

Configure your capability

The right payload changes everything.

Build a mission configuration around the sensor, mounting, power and data interfaces you need.

Klau Brumby LiDAR and camera mounted on ScanLift Orbit
From our integration archive: Klau Brumby LiDAR on ScanLift Orbit.
01

LiDAR systems

Explore sensors for aerial and ground-based mapping.

02

Camera & mapping workflows

Bring imaging, positioning and processing together.

03

Custom integration

Review mounting, power and data connections.

Payload compatibility is confirmed for each configuration. Archive imagery illustrates previous integration work.

Discuss your payload
From our field archive

Real aircraft. Real integrations.

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Klau Brumby LiDAR integration on ScanLift Orbit
Payload integration / 2023

Bringing Klau Brumby LiDAR aboard ScanLift Orbit.

A closer look at the sensor installation and testing documented by our team.

Read the integration story
Operator at the University of Tasmania ScanLift Orbit field visit
Research field visit / 2023

Putting ScanLift Orbit through its paces.

Look back at the University of Tasmania’s visit to explore the platform and hybrid technology.

Read the field story
Evolution Flight

Designed in Australia.
Manufactured in the USA and Australia.

Aircraft engineering, configurable platforms and practical payload integration. Formerly Innoflight International, Evolution Flight brings together aviation and manufacturing expertise for demanding missions.

Meet the company

Your mission starts with a conversation.

Tell us what you need to carry, where you operate and the data you need to deliver.

Discuss your mission

Our customer contact team is based in Brisbane, Australia.

Our distributors, clients & industry connections
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AUVSI member

Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International.

AAUS member

Australian Association for Uncrewed Systems.

Working towards Green UAS

Cybersecurity and supply-chain assessment and verification are in progress.

Beyond the aircraft

Keep your operation moving.

Find documentation, discuss training and get help from the Evolution Flight team.

01

Documentation & resources

Find aircraft information, training materials and conditions of supply.

Browse resources 02

Training resources

Explore available aircraft and LiDAR learning materials.

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Customer support

Get help with your aircraft, sensors or existing configuration.

Open support desk
ScanLift Mini development aircraft
In development

A smaller platform.
A new possibility.

ScanLift Mini is being developed for compact deployment and custom sensor integration. Specifications remain subject to change.

Explore ScanLift Mini development
Let’s build your capability

Your mission.
Let’s make it happen.

Start with your application. We’ll help you work through the configuration.

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