In Nordic countries, ice can form on the wings almost year round, even in mid-July.
The NTNU researchers behind the drone company Aviant will soon be flying blood samples from remote hospitals in places like Røros to St. Olav’s Hospital in Trondheim. Two such routes are already flying in Sweden.
Amazon dreams of delivering packages to your door with drones, while others envision using drones to search for people who have gotten lost in the mountains in the winter. Or how about examining a glacier with a drone?
Ice build-up on aircraft wings is one challenge that has to be solved before drones can realistically take on any of these tasks.
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