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FB3 at Turin, Italy

Industrial heavy-lift cargo drone with 100kg payload capacity. 8-rotor unmanned multicopter with push-pull motor configuration, powered by rechargeable batteries. Higher safety and greater performance with compact dimensions. Designed and manufactured in Europe (Bolzano, Italy). Proven operational performance across forestry, offshore wind turbine logistics, port operations, telecom tower construction, emergency medical delivery, and construction site supply.

FB3 by FlyingBasket · Unverified · Drones

Track FB3 at Turin, Italy

First urban-area cargo drone flight in Europe with the FB3, run jointly with Leonardo and Poste Italiane. Two heavy-lift drones carried 26kg each over 3.9km across the Stura di Lanzo river, demonstrating BVLOS urban logistics capability.

Safety record

No incidents on record for FB3 at Turin, Italy.

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Trust tier
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Last updated
2026-08-18
Model
FB3
Company
FlyingBasket
Location
Turin, Italy
Status
operational
First seen
2021-12-13
ID
eaf8d9b6-fba3-46cf-ab36-b41957d5e60c

Timeline

  1. Dec 2021
    First recorded
    FB3 first documented operating at Turin, Italy.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. First urban transport flight in Europe with FlyingBasket's heavy payload cargo drone FB3 · https://flyingbasket.com/blog/medicalevaculation-1/first-urban-transport-flight-in-europe-with-flyingbaskets-heavy-payload-cargo-drone-fb3-1 · 2021-12-13
Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-18

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-18

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

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Common questions

What is the FB3 deployment at Turin, Italy?
FB3, built by FlyingBasket, is recorded as a deployment at Turin, Italy on the DEPLOY registry. FlyingBasket operates the deployment directly.
Who operates FB3 at Turin, Italy?
FlyingBasket, the manufacturer of FB3, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the FB3 deployment at Turin, Italy go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting December 13, 2021 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the FB3 deployment at Turin, Italy?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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