ELYTRA / EVT-01 — AUTONOMOUS HELIUM AIRCRAFT

Aerial coverage.
Without the noise.

Elytra builds autonomous helium aircraft for quiet, crowd-safe sports filming and live broadcast.

FIG. 01 — PREVISUALIZATION
SIDELINE / END ZONE

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01 — THE PLATFORM

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Sports coverage from above,
without putting a helicopter over the crowd.

Elytra combines buoyant flight, low-noise propulsion, autonomous navigation, and stabilized imaging into a new aerial platform designed specifically for live sports.

Every aerial camera at a stadium today makes a trade. Helicopters bring the view, along with the noise, the cost and the crew. Small drones bring flexibility, but operating them safely over people is difficult. Elytra starts from a different premise: if buoyancy carries the aircraft’s weight, propulsion is only needed to move and hold position. Everything else can be designed around being quiet, predictable and close to the action.

THE ELYTRA PLATFORM

ELYTRA / EVT-01

Built to stay in the air.
Built to stay out of the way.

  1. 01HELIUM ENVELOPEPersistent buoyancy
  2. 02QUIET PROPULSIONLow acoustic signature
  3. 03STABILIZED PAYLOADBroadcast-grade imaging
  4. 04AUTONOMOUS FLIGHTPosition-aware navigation
  5. 05SAFETY SYSTEMControlled operation over crowds

FIG. 04 — EVT-01, 3/4 FRONT · CONCEPT CAD

LAYER VIEW — EVT-01

One aircraft.
Multiple layers of capability.

  1. 01Envelope

    A sealed helium envelope carries the aircraft’s weight, so the motors are not spent holding it up.

  2. 02Structure

    An internal carbon-fiber frame ties the envelope, propulsion and payload into one load path.

  3. 03Propulsion

    Four ducted electric units handle maneuvering and station-keeping.

  4. 04Compute

    An onboard flight computer fuses sensor data to hold position and follow the flight plan.

  5. 05Camera

    A stabilized gimbal isolates the camera from aircraft motion.

02 — THE PROBLEM

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The best view of the game is often the hardest one to get.

01 — HELICOPTERS

Expensive. Loud.
Operationally complex.

[PHOTO — football stadium with traditional aerial helicopter coverage]
FIG. 02.1

02 — FIXED CAMERAS

Great positions.
Limited perspectives.

[PHOTO — stadium camera tower]
FIG. 02.2

03 — SMALL DRONES

Flexible. But difficult to operate safely over crowds.

[PHOTO — conventional camera drone]
FIG. 02.3

We built something different.

WHY HELIUM

Buoyancy changes the equation.

  1. Helium provides lift.
  2. Propulsion provides control.
  3. Autonomy manages position.
  4. The aircraft spends energy moving—not simply staying airborne.
ENVELOPE GNSS / SENSOR MAST PROPULSION ×4 PAYLOAD BAY / COMPUTE 3-AXIS GIMBAL SAFETY MODULE

FIG. 07 — EXPLODED VIEW · CONCEPT CAD

QUIET FLIGHT

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The broadcast should hear the game.
Not the aircraft.

FIG. 08 — DUCTED PROPULSION UNIT · CONCEPT CAD

  1. 01Acoustic signature
  2. 02Propulsion architecture
  3. 03Flight profile
  4. 04Aircraft positioning

Quiet is designed in from the start, not added at the end. Because buoyancy carries the weight, the propulsion only has to move the aircraft and hold its position. That shapes how the motors and ducts are designed, how the aircraft flies, and where it sits relative to the field and the microphones.

ACOUSTIC DATAMeasured results will be published here once testing is complete.

CROWD SAFETY

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Designed for the stadium environment.

Stadium operations plan: field, stands, flight volume, restricted zones, takeoff and landing zone, operator location and emergency behavior. FLIGHT VOLUME — CEILING SET PER VENUE SEATING BOWL — RESTRICTED T/L ZONE OPS FIELD OF PLAY 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
  1. 01Field
  2. 02Stands
  3. 03Flight volume Bounded per venue
  4. 04Restricted zones Configured per venue
  5. 05Takeoff / landing zone
  6. 06Operator location
  7. 07Emergency behavior Hold, return, or descend to a designated zone

Safety is part of the aircraft architecture.

  • Geofencing
  • Redundant control
  • Monitored flight envelope
  • Controlled propulsion
  • Fail-safe behavior
  • Human supervision
  • Emergency landing / termination procedures

STATUSThese are the safety systems being designed into the aircraft. They are in development, not certified. We will publish capabilities, test results and regulatory approvals as each is validated.

THE CAMERA

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See the game from somewhere new.

[PLACEHOLDER — cinematic still from Elytra camera feed]

An additional aerial angle cut directly into the live program feed.

BUILT FOR THE GAME

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One platform.
A new camera position.

[RENDER — wide aerial, live game]

GAME DAY

Live aerial coverage.

[RENDER — overhead replay angle]

REPLAY

Unique overhead angles.

[RENDER — end zone angle]

STREAMING

Direct integration into digital broadcasts.

[RENDER — aircraft on station]

PRODUCTION

Additional camera without adding another aircraft crew.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

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Starting on Saturdays.

College football is where we begin.

[PHOTO — college football stadium, establishing shot]
  • 01FULL-STADIUM COVERAGE
  • 02AUTONOMOUS POSITIONING
  • 03LIVE BROADCAST

Built for college football.
Designed for every field that follows.

SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE

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How it works.

  1. 01

    LIFT

    Helium envelope

  2. 02

    CONTROL

    Electric propulsion

  3. 03

    PERCEPTION

    Sensors

  4. 04

    AUTONOMY

    Flight computer

  5. 05

    IMAGING

    Stabilized camera

  6. 06

    BROADCAST

    Live video

PROOF OF WORK

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Designed. Built. Tested.

[REAL CAD SCREENSHOT]
FIG. 09.1 — CAD
[REAL PROTOTYPE PHOTO]
FIG. 09.2 — PROTOTYPE
[ELECTRONICS BENCH]
FIG. 09.3 — ELECTRONICS
[CARBON FIBER PART]
FIG. 09.4 — COMPOSITES
[3D PRINT]
FIG. 09.5 — ADDITIVE
[FLIGHT TEST]
FIG. 09.6 — FLIGHT TEST
[TEAM PHOTO]
FIG. 09.7 — TEAM

DEVELOPMENT

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From prototype to stadium.

  1. 01

    CONCEPT

    [PHOTO]
  2. 02

    FIRST FLIGHT

    [PHOTO]
  3. 03

    CAMERA TESTING

    [PHOTO]
  4. 04

    AUTONOMOUS FLIGHT

    [PHOTO]
  5. 05

    LIVE BROADCAST

    [PHOTO]
  6. 06

    STADIUM PILOT

    [PHOTO]
  7. 07

    PRODUCTION

    [PHOTO]

The future of sports coverage isn’t higher.

It’s closer.

CONTACT / PARTNERS

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Bring Elytra to your stadium.

  • Teams
  • Broadcasters
  • Production companies
  • Technology partners
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