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In this episode, the Roswell Flight Test Crew speaks with Arangan Varatharajah, head of flight operations for SwissDrone about the company’s SDO 50 uncrewed rotorcraft. It features two intermeshed primary rotors in the style of a Flettner helicopter, and no tail rotor. Powered by a jet turbine, the SDO 50 has a maximum take-off weight of 192 pounds and a maximum payload capacity of 88 pounds. It is capable of flying for more than three hours with a top speed of 44 miles per hour. Primary use cases for the aircraft include surveillance, search and rescue and large-scale infrastructure inspection.