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Choose up to three systems. Specifications retain their source and configuration; missing information is left undisclosed.

Aero-200 / Aero2 development lineage

Swiss hybrid-electric VTOL logistics platform, with a July 2026 demonstration distinct from earlier Aero2 design targets.

Country / region
Switzerland
Programme status
Development / trials
Sources reviewed
21 Sept 2026
Development / trialsDevelopment / trials
Primary domain
Air
System type
Cargo aircraft
Developer / manufacturer
Dufour Aerospace
Origin / production countries
Switzerland
Other names
Aero2
Variants / configurations
Aero-200 current offering; Earlier Aero2 design targets — not equivalent demonstrated figures
Operators / programme customers
Not identified in reviewed sources

Evidence & current status

A July 2026 demonstration is documented by the supplier. Earlier Aero2 targets and current Aero-200 figures must remain separate.

Role & capabilities

  • Cargo transport

Specifications in context

Airframe
VTOL tilt-wing logistics aircraft

Aero2 lineage; current production configuration needs versioned documentation.

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Launch / recovery
Vertical take-off and landing

Current manufacturer architecture.

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Propulsion
Hybrid-electric

Current Aero-200 offering.

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Dimensions
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Mass
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Endurance
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Range
200 km with 20 kg payload

Supplier-reported demonstration, distinct from older Aero2 targets.

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Speed
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Altitude
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Payload
20 kg at the documented 200 km point

July 2026 demonstration notice; not maximum structural payload.

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Sensors
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Communications / navigation
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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