FlyingBasket FB3
FB3
FAA Approved Heavy Lift Cargo Drone
Transports up to 220lbs of payload per flight,
and now approved by the FAA.
Heavy-lift performance for real-world industrial missions.
FB3 Capabilities in Numbers
Flight time
28
Minutes
of effective flight with light payloads
Maximum Payload
220 lbs
or 100 kg
safely lifted in a single flight
up to
17 miles
or 28 km
with one battery pack in optimal conditions
Turnaround
2
minutes
to swap batteries and take off again
Max No. of flights
41
flights in one day
achieved by FlyingBasket customers
OUR FAA APPROVED SOLUTION TO YOUR HEAVY-LIFTING PROBLEM
The FB3 Cargo Drone made in Europe
The FB3 is an FAA-approved heavy-lift cargo drone capable of transporting up to 220 lbs per flight, built for jobs where trucks, cranes, or helicopters become expensive or impractical. From steep terrain and remote infrastructure to offshore platforms, farms, and large ranches, the FB3 moves tools, equipment, and materials exactly where crews need them.
With a compact 5.2 × 5.2 × 1.35 ft footprint and 77 lbs empty weight, the FB3 fits easily inside a pickup or work truck, ready to deploy in minutes. Drive to the job site, unload the drone, and start lifting immediately. Four swappable Li-ion battery packs power eight high-thrust motors, delivering reliable heavy-lift performance with zero local emissions.
From power line components and telecom equipment to construction materials, fencing supplies, and forestry gear, the FB3 replaces risky lifts and expensive helicopter operations with fast, repeatable aerial logistics, delivering industrial-grade safety, efficiency, and lower operational costs.
Engineered for industrial reliability
Engineering Excellence
FB3 combines proven heavy-lift performance with robust engineering, advanced software and a compact form factor. Every component, from the propulsion system to the ground control station, is designed to operate day after day in demanding environments.
Ground Control Station (GCS)
The GCS provides telemetry, live video feeds and seamless connectivity to ground units through a range of versatile datalinks. Incredibly, this all-in-one GCS is ingeniously housed within a compact suitcase, enhancing its mobility and convenience.
Dual Camera System
The FB3’s dual-camera system combines complementary sensors to improve depth accuracy, visual robustness, and environmental understanding. This enables more stable perception, higher-quality data, and reliable performance across varying lighting and terrain conditions.
Precision Navigation
FB3 integrates advanced flight control, GNSS positioning and multiple camera views for precise navigation and accurate deliveries. Combined with our ground control station, operators maintain full situational awareness in complex terrain and around critical infrastructure.
Built for safe, repeatable operations
Safety and Compliance
Safety is at the core of the FB3 design. Hardware redundancy, smart monitoring and clear procedures work together to support operations under strict aviation and industrial safety requirements.
Safety feature
Multiple Redundancies
Redundant propulsion, power distribution and communication paths help maintain control in case of component failures. This redundancy supports safe mission completion or controlled termination in line with your risk assessments.
Automatic Flight
Return-to-home Function
Configurable return-to-home behaviors allow the FB3 to autonomously navigate back to a safe location in predefined scenarios, such as low battery, link loss or other contingencies defined in the Flight Manual.
Real-time oversight
Real-time Monitoring
Operators monitor telemetry, battery status, flight parameters and video feeds in real time through the ground control station, while the drone is miles away, enabling fast decision-making and early detection of abnormal situations.
Operational procedures
Clear Operational Envelopes
Standardized procedures, checklists and defined operational envelopes help your crews plan and execute missions consistently: from pre-flight inspections and site surveys to post-flight reporting.
Training & support
Certified Crew Training
FlyingBasket provides role-specific training for remote pilots, operations technicians and airspace observers. This ensures the team can safely operate FB3 within the logistics flows and applicable regulations.
Start Lifting up to 220 lbs with our FAA-Approved Heavy-Lift Drone
Discover how our FAA-approved FB3 cargo drone lifts up to 220 lbs in real operations. Book a demo or request a quote to bring heavy-lift drone logistics to your business.
Understand your performance envelope
Technical Specifications
Use the interactive sliders to explore how payload, flight time and range relate to each other. The curves are based on FlyingBasket's internal performance data and serve as a planning aid for your missions.
Quality and Safety Driven
FlyingBasket operates with a strong focus on quality, safety and continuous improvement. Our management systems and internal processes are designed to support safe heavy-lift drone operations for industrial customers.
Ready to Scale Aerial Logistics?
Tell us about your use case, whether you are in energy, telecom, construction, logistics or forestry or other. Our team will help you evaluate how heavy-lift cargo drones can complement or replace existing ground and air transport solutions and make your missions safer, cleaner and more affordable.
Share a few details about your project and we’ll get back to you with tailored information on FB3 capabilities, training and deployment options.