See the Sony Airpeak drone battered by 44mph winds!

Sony Airpeak
(Image credit: Sony)

Our latest look at the upcoming Sony Airpeak drone comes in the form of a new wind tunnel test, which saw the flying camera rig hold steady at speeds of up to 44mph / 71km/h – "a wind so powerful an average person would have trouble standing upright."

The Sony Airpeak was being tested at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, while carrying an unidentified Sony A7 full-frame mirrorless camera, to analyze its drone propulsion system. 

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James Artaius
Editor

James has 22 years experience as a journalist, serving as editor of Digital Camera World for 6 of them. He started working in the photography industry in 2014, product testing and shooting ad campaigns for Olympus, as well as clients like Aston Martin Racing, Elinchrom and L'Oréal. An Olympus / OM System, Canon and Hasselblad shooter, he has a wealth of knowledge on cameras of all makes – and he loves instant cameras, too.