Tidav

Tidav is a company in Toulouse, France. It designs and manufactures the Tidav T-H3, a vertical take-off and landing drone built for adverse weather. The site says the drone is designed and manufactured in France.

The T-H3 combines helicopter and airplane technologies. The site says this gives high wind resistance in all flight phases. The drone does not fight the wind. The site says it uses the wind to fly better. It can take off and land without ground infrastructure while keeping the speed and range of an airplane of the same size.

The published specifications list dimensions of 200 cm by 160 cm, a payload of 3 kg and a maximum takeoff weight of 22 kg. Range is 100 km. Cruise speed is 33 m/s, about 120 km/h. It can take off and land in winds up to 20 m/s, about 70 km/h, and climbs at 5 m/s.

The T-H3 can carry optical, thermal and multispectral sensors or other environmental measurement instruments. It can also carry fixed or droppable loads. The site describes it as a multi-mission aircraft.

Tidav also sells a complete data collection service. Its work runs from fitting the payload on the T-H3 to delivering usable and secure data. The site lists uses such as inspecting wind farms and offshore installations, measuring gas emissions and air pollution, watching forest fires, moving variable loads and three dimensional mapping.

The site names three co-founders. Cédric Lefort is drone systems architect, Vivien Jourdon is a software engineer and Philippe Valero is a drone operator and professional pilot. The site lists civil security, defence and energy among its sectors and has a contact form.