Giant Agricultural Drone Unveiled in Kazan for Field Seeding
The unmanned aircraft operates twice as fast as conventional ground equipment and can reduce seed consumption.
Kazan Aviation Institute and RusAgro have unveiled a new large-scale agricultural drone called Agrolet-K. The aircraft features a six-meter wingspan and a maximum takeoff weight of 350 kilograms.
The drone's primary role is field seeding. It can cover 50 hectares of farmland in a single pass while flying at 120 kilometers per hour. According to the developers, it operates twice as fast as a conventional ground seeder. Because it never comes into contact with the soil, it also eliminates soil compaction, a common side effect of traditional agricultural machinery that can reduce crop yields by 5 to 7 percent.
Agrolet-K is equipped with a pneumatic seed distribution system designed to maintain seeding uniformity within 2 percent. By synchronizing with digital field maps, the onboard computer automatically adjusts seeding density based on soil agrochemical analysis data uploaded before flight. Developers say the algorithm can reduce seed consumption by up to 15 percent.
