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M40

M40 is ABZ Innovation multifunctional heavy-payload drone platform for R-and-D, training and industrial applications. It supports payloads up to 40 kg, ope...

Facts

Company
ABZ Innovation
Product type
uav
Status
commercial
Primary capability
generalist
Website
https://abzinnovation.com/products/abz-innovation-m40/

About M40

M40 is a heavy-payload development multirotor with a maximum payload of 40 kilograms and maximum take-off weight around 75 kilograms. Its modular mechanical, electrical and communication interfaces accept industrial sensors, lifting equipment, spraying systems and experimental payloads selected for each mission.

Dual RTK positioning, open ArduPilot software and configurable I/O support autonomous routes and custom control functions. The folding platform reaches approximately 15 metres per second and can be adapted around research, training and industrial operations. ABZ supplies development documentation and integration support alongside the aircraft, placing M40 between a catalogue drone and a custom engineering platform.

Market context

Multifunctional UAV, multifunctional_uav, drone, drone

Summary

Type: Heavy-lift UAV

Core: 40kg payload

Function: Payload lift

Audience: Developers

Specifications

aircraft_weight
25 kg total weight without batteries
certification
EU Declaration of Conformity linked from ABZ M40 product page
communication_range
Approximately 8 km effective RC signal range
dimensions
Unfolded 2435 x 2541 x 752 mm; folded 979 x 683 x 752 mm
endurance_hours
22 min hovering (per ABZ)
environment
IP54
flight_time_minutes
22 min hovering time min
ip_rating
IP54 protection
lift
40 kg load capacity
mtow
75 kg maximum takeoff weight
operating_altitude
4500 m AMSL maximum flight altitude; 120 m AGL maximum flight altitude
operational_role
Agricultural drone platform for larger field applications
payload_capacity_kg
40 kg load capacity kg
software
Open-source stack
speed_range
15 m/s maximum level speed m/s
task_scope
Agricultural UAV platform operations

Operations

Environment
outdoor_structured
Primary user
enterprise_operator, field_technician
Role
data_capture
Interaction model
human_in_the_loop, supervised_autonomy
Mobility class
aerial_multirotor
Product detail
Multifunctional UAV, multifunctional_uav, drone, drone

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