Focus Project · Fixed-Wing UAV

NOTUS

A fixed-wing unmanned aircraft designed for high-speed, long-range missions.

200km/h

Target Cruise Speed

300km/h

Target Maximum Speed

750km

Target Range

25kg

Target MTOW

10Students

ETH Zurich

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Use Cases

NOTUS is designed for missions where long range and high transit speed can provide a significant operational advantage.

Cargo drone flying over the sea toward a remote destination

Fast and Remote Delivery

Rapid transport of time-critical or high-value payloads to remote locations, including offshore and medical applications.

Search and rescue drone flying over a mountainous search area

Search and Rescue

Fast aerial deployment over large search areas and difficult-to-access regions.

Monitoring drone flying over a vast remote landscape

Rapid Monitoring

Efficient monitoring of large or remote areas where conventional aerial platforms are limited by range or transit speed.

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Meet the Team

NOTUS is developed by a team of nine mechanical engineering students and one electrical engineering student at ETH Zurich as part of the Focus Project programme.

  • Elisabeth BergweilerTeam Member
  • Tobias HegerTeam Member
  • Benjamin MahlerTeam Member
  • Mårten OlofssonTeam Member
  • Thomas van OosterboschTeam Member
  • Noel RhynerTeam Member
  • Francesco RudiTeam Member
  • Rouven SpaarTeam Member
  • Jonathan UtzingerTeam Member
  • Florian WidlerTeam Member
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Sponsors and Partners

Academic Partners

Autonomous Systems Lab

Lead Partners

Aerolyth
Ventus Dynamics

Major Sponsors

Northscale
Halcyon
Cirrus Labs

Supporting Sponsors

Meridian Aero
Stratos One
Zephyr Works