What are the problems with transportation?
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2025 10:56 am
flight. This is the conclusion reached by Russian Post, summing up the preliminary results of its experiment.
Transporting 1 kg of cargo on the route from the village of Tazovsky to the village of Antipayuta (located in the Arctic) using a drone currently costs 152 times more than a regular manned flight and 43 times more than a charter, according to a report by Georgy Bautin, head of the transport management armenia whatsapp number databa se directorate of Russian Post, at a conference on drones at the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI). RBC has reviewed the presentation.
Where they experiment with drones
In 2022, the government approved the resolution "On the establishment of an experimental legal regime in the field of digital innovation and the approval of the Experimental Legal Regime Program (ELR) in the field of digital innovation for the operation of unmanned aircraft systems in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Kamchatka Krai, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug - Yugra and the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug." "Currently, cargo delivery to such areas is carried out either seasonally or using conventional air transport, which is economically unjustified when transporting small loads. Drones will also conduct aerial photography. This will help quickly and accurately survey important infrastructure facilities, such as pipelines and power lines," the government explained the purpose of the experiment at the time. Russian Post was one of the initiators of the "digital sandbox", and transportation began then, in 2022. The experiment will last three years.
There is currently a helicopter service between Tazovsky and Antipayuta, the flight time is about an hour and a half. The cost of delivering 1 kg of cargo on a regular flight between the points is 90 rubles, on a charter - 315 rubles, using an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) - 13.6 thousand rubles, calculated in "Post". At the same time, the goals of the drone experiment were to reduce the cost of transportation to values lower than manned aviation, as early as 2024, follows from the presentation.
"Post" also pointed out the insufficient reliability of the drones available for use. Three helicopter-type models were admitted to the experiment on the basis of an assessment report (without type certification): these are the SH-350 with a load capacity of up to 50 kg (developer - Aeromax, part of AFK Sistema), the SH-450 with a load capacity of up to 100 kg (Aeromax), and the VT 440 with a load capacity of up to 100 kg (developer - Radar MMS).
In addition, additional equipment of the infrastructure is required to organize the permanent operation of UAS, although the existing ground infrastructure on most routes already allows drones to take off and land. "At the same time, there are risks of lack of demand for infrastructure during the transition to automatic delivery scenarios," the presentation notes.
Airlines with manned aircraft, for reasons of competition and flight safety, are not yet seeking to cooperate with UAS, the materials also say.
Nevertheless, the use of UAVs in logistics is possible even in difficult climatic conditions, concluded "Pochta". There is potential in the "last mile" delivery markets (courier): 10% of shipments can be replaced by UAVs at a rate of 270 rubles. (90% are no-fly zones and weight and size restrictions). It is also possible to develop UAVs on regional and local air routes, the company believes. At the same time, on automobile routes where 1.5 to 20 tons of cargo are transported, as well as on main air routes, it will not yet be possible to achieve an acceptable price level for the transition to the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, follows from the presentation.
At the time of publication, Russian Post and Rosaviatsia h
Transporting 1 kg of cargo on the route from the village of Tazovsky to the village of Antipayuta (located in the Arctic) using a drone currently costs 152 times more than a regular manned flight and 43 times more than a charter, according to a report by Georgy Bautin, head of the transport management armenia whatsapp number databa se directorate of Russian Post, at a conference on drones at the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI). RBC has reviewed the presentation.
Where they experiment with drones
In 2022, the government approved the resolution "On the establishment of an experimental legal regime in the field of digital innovation and the approval of the Experimental Legal Regime Program (ELR) in the field of digital innovation for the operation of unmanned aircraft systems in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Kamchatka Krai, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug - Yugra and the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug." "Currently, cargo delivery to such areas is carried out either seasonally or using conventional air transport, which is economically unjustified when transporting small loads. Drones will also conduct aerial photography. This will help quickly and accurately survey important infrastructure facilities, such as pipelines and power lines," the government explained the purpose of the experiment at the time. Russian Post was one of the initiators of the "digital sandbox", and transportation began then, in 2022. The experiment will last three years.
There is currently a helicopter service between Tazovsky and Antipayuta, the flight time is about an hour and a half. The cost of delivering 1 kg of cargo on a regular flight between the points is 90 rubles, on a charter - 315 rubles, using an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) - 13.6 thousand rubles, calculated in "Post". At the same time, the goals of the drone experiment were to reduce the cost of transportation to values lower than manned aviation, as early as 2024, follows from the presentation.
"Post" also pointed out the insufficient reliability of the drones available for use. Three helicopter-type models were admitted to the experiment on the basis of an assessment report (without type certification): these are the SH-350 with a load capacity of up to 50 kg (developer - Aeromax, part of AFK Sistema), the SH-450 with a load capacity of up to 100 kg (Aeromax), and the VT 440 with a load capacity of up to 100 kg (developer - Radar MMS).
In addition, additional equipment of the infrastructure is required to organize the permanent operation of UAS, although the existing ground infrastructure on most routes already allows drones to take off and land. "At the same time, there are risks of lack of demand for infrastructure during the transition to automatic delivery scenarios," the presentation notes.
Airlines with manned aircraft, for reasons of competition and flight safety, are not yet seeking to cooperate with UAS, the materials also say.
Nevertheless, the use of UAVs in logistics is possible even in difficult climatic conditions, concluded "Pochta". There is potential in the "last mile" delivery markets (courier): 10% of shipments can be replaced by UAVs at a rate of 270 rubles. (90% are no-fly zones and weight and size restrictions). It is also possible to develop UAVs on regional and local air routes, the company believes. At the same time, on automobile routes where 1.5 to 20 tons of cargo are transported, as well as on main air routes, it will not yet be possible to achieve an acceptable price level for the transition to the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, follows from the presentation.
At the time of publication, Russian Post and Rosaviatsia h