Engineering the next kilometer of autonomous aerial logistics.
Beyond visual intelligence and precision spraying, KlickHawk is designing the hardware, redundant telemetry, and cryptographic custody systems required for safe, repeatable beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) cargo delivery.
Planned corridor validation under FAA Part 107 · Engineering to meet the FAA's proposed Part 108 BVLOS rule.
Built for automated airspace and verified custody.
Scaling short-range aerial delivery across rural Pennsylvania requires solving airspace deconfliction, terrain-proof telemetry, and tamper-evident handoff before a commercial route ever opens.
Detect-and-Avoid (DAA) & Electronic Conspicuity
Safe long-range operations start with seeing and yielding to crewed aviation without ground observers. Our design integrates dual-band ADS-B In receivers, FAA Standard Remote ID, and onboard optical/radar DAA sensors to detect non-cooperative aircraft in rural valleys and execute automated yield maneuvers.
Redundant Command & Control (C2) + UTM
Hills and tree lines cannot break the link. Our planned flight stack pairs long-range 900 MHz RF telemetry with bonded 4G/5G LTE cellular failover and dual-antenna RTK GNSS—feeding live telemetry into ASTM F3548-21 Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) services for automated strategic deconfliction.
Tamper-Evident Payload Custody
A delivery is only as trustworthy as its proof of handoff. Each planned cargo pod uses an electronic hall-effect seal, downward LiDAR terrain verification, and a tethered winch that lowers packages from 60 feet AGL without landing—designed to generate a timestamped, SHA-256 hashed delivery record at touchdown.
Unified Safety Management System (SMS)
Every test flight, battery cycle, wind reading, and automated failsafe test will be logged under a formal Safety Management System and 24-month Flight Coordinator training protocol—building the documented operational safety record required for FAA Part 108 commercial authorization.
Purpose-built platforms for every mission profile.
The fleet we’re evaluating separates sub-55 lb BVLOS corridor testing from heavy-lift agricultural operations so every aircraft operates within its FAA operating rules.
Industrial BVLOS Hexacopter
NDAA-compliant multirotor testbed under evaluation, specified for motor-out redundancy, 40+ minute endurance, and repeatable 1,000-meter autonomous grid-to-drop flights.
- RECOVERY: ASTM F3322-compliant ballistic parachute system
- NAVIGATION: Dual-antenna RTK GNSS + triple-redundant IMU
- LINK: 900 MHz RF + bonded 4G/5G LTE failover
Automated Tethered Winch & Smart Pod
Lowers cargo cleanly from 60 feet AGL so the aircraft never touches down in yards, near livestock, or around site obstacles.
- FAILSAFE: Tension-release hook + emergency line cutter
- CUSTODY: Hall-effect seal sensor + downward LiDAR altimeter
- PROOF: Timestamped, SHA-256 hashed touchdown photo
DJI Agras T100 Platform
Our 2027 agricultural platform, to operate under FAA Part 137 and a § 44807 exemption, building heavy-payload battery, terrain-following, and flight-hour data once authorized.
- CLASS: Heavy-lift agricultural rotorcraft (>55 lbs)
- GUIDANCE: Phased-array radar + binocular vision obstacle sensing
- ROLE: Planned 2027 organic agri-spray & heavy-lift endurance data
Mobile Flight Coordinator Station
Access-controlled launch and recovery pads under evaluation, paired with a ruggedized multi-screen telemetry console for single-coordinator fleet oversight.
- TRAFFIC: ASTM F3548-21 strategic deconfliction console
- WEATHER: On-site anemometer & barometric micro-weather logging
- SECURITY: Access-controlled launch perimeter & cargo screening
From rural test corridors to commercial routes.
KlickHawk advances step by step—validating reliability within visual line of sight before expanding into waivered corridors and Part 108 commercial routes.
Private Acreage VLOS Validation
Target: 50+ automated grid-to-winch drop cycles and RF-to-LTE failover trials within controlled 300–500 meter visual-line-of-sight corridors on private south-central Pennsylvania farmland.
Interim 1,000 m+ BVLOS Corridor
Site-specific FAA Part 107.31 BVLOS waiver testing over low-population rural corridors to validate automated Detect-and-Avoid and Flight Coordinator workflows.
FAA Part 108 Delivery Operations
Transitioning validated SMS safety telemetry, TSA security protocols, and ASTM F3548-21 UTM integration into a full Part 108 Operating Certificate for agricultural supply drops, remote parts, and local logistics.
Partner with the KlickHawk Flight Lab.
We are building a list of future rural Pennsylvania test-corridor and pilot-program partners with landowners, agricultural suppliers, and regional logistics teams.