BCN Drone Center hosted test flights for Flarebright systems equipped with Embention’s safety-critical hardware, demonstrating the reliability and robustness of their advanced drone technologies.
Flarebright, recognized for its leadership in GPS-Free navigation technology, has partnered with Embention, a specialist in safety-critical avionics. A recent joint flight campaign focused on integrating Embention’s avionics systems into autonomous aircraft, yielding highly successful results.
These comprehensive test flights showcased the superior performance, intrinsic safety, and enhanced efficiency of the integrated systems. The successful outcomes underscore the synergy between Embention’s reliable systems and Flarebright’s pioneering GPS-Free navigation capabilities, reinforcing both organizations’ commitment to providing groundbreaking solutions based on reliability.
The test flights were conducted to validate the reliability of Embention’s systems installed in Flarebright’s aircraft. Renowned for its high-performance safety-critical components for drones, Embention’s systems are considered a benchmark in the industry, offering components fully compliant with aviation safety certifications DO178C, DO254, and DO160G, ideal for applications in UAVs and eVTOL aircraft.
Additionally, Embention has been approved as POA and APDOA by EASA, making it the first company specialized in autopilots for drones to obtain such approvals. These certifications generate the reliability evidence required for aircraft certification processes.
The certified BCN Drone Center hosting the flight test campaign offers a secure environment for UAV operations, featuring a 50 km2 segregated airspace (TSA-31) with a ceiling of 4,500 feet ASL. Its fast activation and low risk makes it ideal for advanced testing. Additionally, the operation under their Light UAS Certificate (LUC), enables the self-authorization for drone operations without requiring external approval from Civil Aviation Authorities.
The success of these flights highlights the critical role of certified testing environments in advancing the reliability and safety of autonomous aerial Systems which in turn offers a faster route to testing and evaluation for novel UAS. By utilising BCN Drone Center’s facilities and segregated airspace, Embention and Flarebright reaffirm their commitment to delivering high-performance, dependable solutions to the UAV industry while showcasing the readiness of their technologies for commercial and industrial deployment.
