{"id":32812,"date":"2019-08-20T06:47:33","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T20:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=32812"},"modified":"2019-09-20T17:33:46","modified_gmt":"2019-09-20T07:03:46","slug":"sunbirds-drone-australia-mb1178","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/sunbirds-drone-australia-mb1178\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar Powered Drone Manufacturer Establishes Presence In Brisbane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-32813\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/solar-drone-australia.jpg\" alt=\"SB4 Phoenix solar powered drone\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/solar-drone-australia.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/solar-drone-australia-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/solar-drone-australia-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/solar-drone-australia-1024x538.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A Toulouse, France- based manufacturer of a solar- powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has set up shop in Queensland, looking to get the attention of Australian farmers.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Sunbirds has established an office, assembly workshop and maintenance facility in the Brisbane suburb of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/location\/fortitude-valley-4006-qld\/\">Fortitude Valley<\/a> as the company sees Australia to be a promising market given the nation&#8217;s sprawling agricultural properties.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u2018Australian landholders have to fly manned aircraft twice a week to check their stock and bore water pumps over properties as large as some European countries,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.austrade.gov.au\/international\/invest\/investor-updates\/2019\/french-drone-startup-takes-flight-in-australia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">says<\/a> Amaury Wiest, Sunbirds Aero Director. &#8220;Our drones can significantly reduce monitoring costs, save time and fuel, and increase safety and comfort.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"youtube-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Sunbirds drones for cattle stations\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QBE1ntEaFC4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>The Solar-Powered SB4 Phoenix<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/sunbirds.aero\/sb4-phoenix-long-range\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SB4 Phoenix<\/a> drone offers a flying time of up to 8 hours and a range of up to 400 kilometres. Its standard payload is a Sony RX100 camera, which has a ground sampling distance (GSD) of 1cm per pixel.<\/p>\n<p>Based on an eight-hour flight time, that translates to 2,000 hectares coverage at 150 metres above ground level with a GSD of 3.8cm and 60% overlap; or 1100 hectares at 80 metres above ground level, a GSD of 2cm and 60% overlap.\u00a0 Aerial images can be transformed into georeferenced orthomosaics <sup class='endnote'><a href='https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/sunbirds-drone-australia-mb1178\/#en-32812-1' id='enref-32812-1' onclick='return hhEndnotes_show(32812)'>1<\/a><\/sup> and 3D models.<\/p>\n<p>While autonomous, when the UAV is airborne the operator can change its speed and flight plan in real time and control the camera &#8211; assuming the drone is within the Phoenix&#8217;s 30 kilometre radio link range. The Phoenix can also be flown manually or assisted.<\/p>\n<p>Weighing just 3.5kg, the UAV can be hand-launched. The 3.2 metre wingspan of the Phoenix is embedded with 100 watts of SunPower <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/sunpower-maxeon-3-australia-mb0968\/\">Maxeon<\/a> solar cells, which have a conversion efficiency of up to 24%. Energy is stored in a lithium polymer (LIPO) 2250 MAh 6S 22.2- volt battery pack. The company says the Phoenix has a cruise speed of 40 kilometres per hour.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If the weather is cloudy, the UAV will use the solar cells and the battery at the same time,&#8221; states the Sunbirds web page spruiking the SB4 Phoenix. &#8220;But in good sunshine conditions, you will also be able to recharge the battery in-flight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sunbirds says the drone is designed for extreme environments and thoroughly tested in Australia&#8217;s outback.<\/p>\n<p>As for the price of the Phoenix, it&#8217;s not cheap. While the Sunbirds web site doesn&#8217;t show Australian pricing; the cost for the European market is \u20ac25,400.00. At current exchange rates, that works out to around AUD $41,500.<\/p>\n<p>But perhaps compared to the cost and maintenance of a manned aircraft, it&#8217;s a bargain. Of course, there&#8217;s also the improved safety aspect of keeping your feet on the ground &#8211; and cattle don&#8217;t seem fussed about the UAV being overhead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Toulouse, France- based manufacturer of a solar- powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has set up shop in Queensland, looking to get the attention of Australian farmers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":32813,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[678],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-solar-battery-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Solar Powered Drone Manufacturer Establishes Presence In Brisbane<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A France-based manufacturer of a solar- powered unmanned aerial vehicle has set up shop in Queensland, looking to get the attention of Australian farmers.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/sunbirds-drone-australia-mb1178\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Solar Powered Drone Manufacturer Establishes Presence In Brisbane\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A France-based manufacturer of a solar- powered unmanned aerial vehicle has set up shop in Queensland, looking to get the attention of Australian farmers.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/sunbirds-drone-australia-mb1178\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SolarQuotes Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarQuotes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-08-19T20:17:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-09-20T07:03:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/solar-drone-australia.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Michael Bloch\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@solar_quotes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@solar_quotes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/sunbirds-drone-australia-mb1178\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/sunbirds-drone-australia-mb1178\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Michael Bloch\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/66afd571aa00c2e442f0192ebac2f6f1\"},\"headline\":\"Solar Powered Drone Manufacturer Establishes Presence In Brisbane\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-08-19T20:17:33+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-09-20T07:03:46+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/sunbirds-drone-australia-mb1178\/\"},\"wordCount\":471,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/sunbirds-drone-australia-mb1178\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/solar-drone-australia.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"General Solar &amp; 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