Industries — Drone Applications

Drones for
Education

Open Source Architecture ArduPilot & PX4 — fully open and customizable
Open Payload Architecture Integrate your own sensors and custom payloads
Cost Effective Total Solution Skip the build — fly on a tested, proven platform
Professor with Event 38 drone for university education
University Research
VTOL Fixed-Wing
Open Source
Drones for Education

How Can Event 38 Drones
Be Used for Education?

University & Research Applications

Drones are becoming increasingly popular in higher education both as direct instruction about aviation and unmanned aircraft, but also as implements to perform aerial surveys and research.

Event 38 drones are perfect for introducing students to fixed-wing aircraft and preparing them for more advanced drones. Our fixed-wing drones are built with VTOL functionality, allowing students to gain experience flying a fixed-wing drone without requiring a large open area for takeoff and landing.

Direct Aviation Instruction Teach fixed-wing flight principles, mission planning, and UAV operations on a real-world platform.
VTOL — No Runway Required Vertical takeoff and landing means students can fly anywhere — no large open field needed.
Aerial Survey & Research Deploy drones for real fieldwork — mapping, environmental monitoring, and data collection.
Open Software Architecture

What Does Open Source
Software Architecture Mean?

Flight Control & Ground Software

Open source means our software is available to read and make changes to. Our avionics hardware supports both ArduPilot and PX4 but comes pre-flashed in a full ready-to-fly configuration with custom ArduPilot firmware, available on our GitHub account.

By purchasing a ready-to-fly drone you can skip straight to software development on a tested platform, saving the time and hassle of building, testing, and tuning an airframe.

Along with our flight control software, our ground control software is open source as well. Custom Event 38 branches of Mission Planner and QGroundControl are available on our GitHub page for adding enhanced monitoring applications or other functionality.

Ground control station software interface
Supported Platforms
ArduPilot PX4 Mission Planner QGroundControl
Open Payload Architecture
What Does Open Payload Architecture Mean? Integrate Your Own Payloads

While we provide numerous payloads and are happy to work with our users on payload integration, we understand the need to perform sensor integration on your own.

We're able to provide you with an empty payload bay model and electrical connector diagram for performing your own payload integrations.

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Custom Hotswap Payload Bay Connector Our custom hotswap payload bay connector features the following connections for full sensor integration flexibility:
Serial Connections
CAN Connection
Ethernet Connection 2.4/5g radio add-on required
Timing Pins to RTK GNSS Module
High Voltage Pins
Regulated Voltage Pins
Software Configurable PWM and Relay Signals
Suggested Platform

E400 Mapping

Proven aircraft for education and research.
E400 mapping drone for education and research
E400 Fixed Wing VTOL — Mapping Drone
When you invest in a drone, you're investing in a long-term monitoring tool. Teach and test on this proven platform — fly as often as needed to gather the data required to keep your projects on track.
  • Advanced Aircraft Learning Learn about fixed-wing UAVs and real-world use cases
  • Custom Software Integrate and develop on ArduPilot or PX4
  • Custom Payloads Mount your own sensors via open payload bay
  • Ready to Fly Skip the build — start flying on day one
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