Huge agricultural drone takes first UK flight at Norfolk farm |
Chris Eglington, who farms at Letton near Shipdham, is also a director of farm technology supplier Crop Angel.
The company has taken delivery of its first DJI Agras T100, which is being put through its paces before being demonstrated to potential customers at the LAMMA farm machinery show in Birmingham on January 14-15.
The DJI Agras T100 drone being tested by Norfolk firm Crop Angel at Shipdham (Image: Denise Bradley)
The powerful Chinese-made drone has a wingspan of 3.2m between the tips of its eight rotors, and a 100kg payload capacity.
The autonomous, satellite-guided machine is capable of spraying crops, but its use for chemicals is currently restricted........