The Airnamics R5 is a large professional octorotor unmanned aerial system from Slovenia designed for close-range aerial cinematography. It carries up to ~8 kg camera payload, has redundant fly-by-wire control, and an advanced flight management system enabling autonomous safe landing on fault.
| Country | Slovenia |
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| Subcategory | Multirotor |
| Subtype | Heavy-lift cinematography octocopter UAS |
| Role | Aerial cinematography |
| Classification | Commercial heavy-lift UAS |
| Mission | cinematography, aerial filming |
| MTOW (kg) | 60 |
| Operators | Film/production industry |
| Frame type | Octocopter |
| Propulsion | Electric (8 rotors) |
| Combat-proven | No |
| Export status | Commercial |
| Launch method | VTOL |
| Autonomy level | Autonomous / fly-by-wire with FMS |
| Recovery method | VTOL, autonomous landing |
| Year introduced | 2015 |
| Max payload (kg) | 8 |
| Max speed (km/h) | 130 |
| Standard sensors | GPS, camera gimbal |
| Production status | In production |
| Airframe / lift type | Multirotor – octo |
| Control / autonomy level | Semi-autonomous (human-on-the-loop) |
| Domain | Aerial (UAV/UAS) |
| Mission / use case – civil | Photography / film |
| Origin / supply chain | COTS (DJI, Autel, Skydio), Military-grade |
| Propulsion | Electric (LiPo / Li-ion) |
| Signature / detectability | RCS – small |
| Speed regime | Medium (50–150 km/h) |
| Weight / class | Class I – Small (20–150 kg), FAA >25 kg (Part 137 / waiver) |