Volz Servos’ DA 15-N Actuators Achieve 200,000+ Flight Hours in Aerosonde Mk4.7

The Volz Servos’ DA 15-N actuators recently achieved over 200,000 flight hours on the Aerosonde Mk4.7 sUAS.

Since 2010, Textron Systems Unmanned Systems division utilized the DA 15-N on the Aerosonde. The system supports US DoD ISR service contracts.

Advanced DA 15-N

To date, the Aerosonde sUAS achieved over 200,000 flight hours using Volz Servos. For a large portion of those flights, Textron chose the advanced Volz DA 15-N servo to actuate the air vehicle’s flight control surfaces and engine throttle.

The DA 15-N servo is a 15mm / 0.59″ wide “micro actuator”. It has a brushless motor and contactless, wear free position sensing. These features make the DA 15-N immune to wear, vibrations and shock loads. Volz designed the servo for use in harsh environments and for safety critical applications that require an actuator with high endurance.

“Textron Systems Unmanned Systems’ Aerosonde SUAS success and significant in-theater-flight-time is a great program to prove the reliability of our servos,” said Phillipp Volz, Volzs’ CEO. “Textron Systems’ utilization of the DA 15-N servo is a significant contributor to the Aerosonde system’s best-in-class reliability and operational availability.”

Volz products continue to evolve to meet the requirement of even the most demanding applications.

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About Volz

A privately held company, Volz Servos designs and produces advanced actuators in Germany. Volz provides actuators used in aviation, aerospace, robotic, automotive, and medical industries. Several global UAV applications choose Volz servos for performance, reliability and durability requirements.