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eBee Plus
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eBee Plus
senseFlyThe eBee Plus is a lightweight (1.1 kg), hand-launched, fixed-wing mapping UAS originally developed by senseFly (a Parrot subsidiary) and launched at INTERGEO 2016. It features RTK/PPK positioning for survey-grade accuracy down to 3 cm without ground control points, a 59-minute flight time, and fully automated flight planning, execution, and landing via eMotion software. The platform has since been absorbed into the AgEagle/EagleNXT product family and is documented as the most-used commercial fixed-wing drone in the US per FAA registration data. The system autonomously executes its mapping task from hand-launch through landing with no human performing or driving the flight itself.
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Specification
- weight
- 1.1 kg (2.4 lb) — eBee Plus; note: successor eBee X is 1.6 kg
- cruise speed
- 40–110 km/h (11–30 m/s)
- radio link range
- 3 km nominal, up to 8 km
- sensors / payloads
- S.O.D.A. RGB camera (supplied); optional: Parrot Sequoia (multispectral), thermoMAP (thermal infrared)
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Evidence-graded claims from the senseFly deep report
The eBee drones can cover up to 500 acres per flight at 400 ft altitude.
A Tennessee State University academic document [3] — an independent educational source — cites the 500-acre/400 ft figure, though it likely draws from vendor spec sheets and does not constitute an independent field validation.
from senseFly deep report →AgEagle Aerial Systems acquired senseFly from Parrot Group on October 18, 2021 for US$23 million in cash and stock.
Yahoo Finance [8] and Startupticker [12] — independent news sources — both report the acquisition price and date with direct quotes from the announcement, providing credible third-party corroboration.
from senseFly deep report →
eBee drones execute aerial mapping missions fully autonomously — the operator plans and launches, but the drone flies the route, captures imagery, and returns without human control mid-flight.
The autonomy claim originates from senseFly/AgEagle marketing copy and the dossier's own reconciled verdict [1][2]; no independent third-party test or regulator report in the dossier specifically validates mid-flight autonomy without human override capability.
from senseFly deep report →The eMotion software supports BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) automated flight control operations.
BVLOS capability is stated only in official senseFly marketing copy [1][2]; no independent regulatory approval, third-party field report, or customer verification of operational BVLOS flights appears in the dossier.
from senseFly deep report →senseFly's eBee SQ is priced at approximately $10,990 at base configuration, with high-end/tactical variants exceeding $70,000.
The $10,990 figure appears in an academic/commerce document [3][4], but pricing for the high-end variants (>$70,000) is sourced from commercial review sites without independent buyer confirmation or official price list verification.
from senseFly deep report →
Maximum flight time is up to 90 minutes (per drone pilot ground school source), but an independent academic source cites only 55 minutes for the eBee SQ specifically.
The 90-minute figure comes from a commercial review site [4] rather than an independent test; the academic source [3] cites 55 minutes for the eBee SQ, and neither source independently validates the higher figure through controlled measurement — the 90-minute claim is likely model-specific marketing for a higher-end variant and is unverified.
from senseFly deep report →senseFly's eBee drones are deployed at scale across defense, agriculture, construction, energy, and public safety sectors.
Deployment sectors are listed only in official senseFly/AgEagle marketing and the acquisition announcement [1][2][8]; the dossier contains no independent customer case studies, fleet counts, or third-party reports confirming scaled real-world deployment across these verticals.
from senseFly deep report →
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