Drones are taking on more and more professional work: inspections, cargo transport, surveillance and emergency response. But in the places where drones are needed most – a ship’s deck, a construction site, a disaster area or rough terrain – a suitable take-off and landing spot is often missing.

The inflatable landing pad from Buitink Technology solves this. Within minutes you can set up a stable, clean and highly visible landing platform anywhere. It packs small for transport, inflates with a compressor or pump, and thanks to a working pressure of 100 to 400 mbar it is as rigid as a solid structure – yet light, foldable and virtually indestructible.

Why an inflatable landing pad?

A drone is a valuable instrument with sensitive cameras, sensors and payload. Landing on sand, mud, snow, gravel or a wet deck means risk: swirling dust and small stones (FOD) damage rotors and optics, and an uneven surface can tip the drone over during take-off or landing. The landing pad also gives the pilot a clear, highly visible reference point – and bystanders can see at a glance where flying takes place.

• Flat, stable and clean landing surface on any terrain
• Protects drone, camera and payload against dust, dirt, moisture and stone chips
• Highly visible landing marking with circle and crosshair for visual landing guidance
• Optional: interchangeable machine-readable marker (fiducial/QR) for camera-guided precision landing and autonomous missions
• Floats on water – can also be used as a floating landing platform

Features

• Rapidly deployable: packs small for transport, inflated and anchored within minutes
• Dimensionally stable: working pressure 100–400 mbar with integrated overpressure relief valve and connection for pressure monitoring
• Heavy-duty: weather-resistant fabric, resistant to UV, salt water and contact with sharp edges and rough surfaces
• Securely anchored: integrated loops and D-rings all around for fixing to deck, container, vehicle or ground anchors
• Suitable for heavy-lift drones: generous landing surface, also for cargo UAVs with payloads of tens of kilos
• Standard size 5 × 5 metres, 20 cm thick: any other size available
• Customisation: colour, print and marking to your requirements – your logo, signal colours, camouflage or a customer-specific marker

Applications

The inflatable landing pad is used across a wide range of sectors:

• Offshore wind and maritime: cargo drones supply wind turbines and vessels from a deck of just 5 × 5 metres. The landing pad marks the landing zone, cushions the landing and floats – essential for operations at sea.
• Construction and infrastructure: a clean, level landing spot on muddy or dusty construction sites, for inspection and survey flights.
• Emergency services and SAR: fire brigade, police and rescue services create a recognisable, safe landing zone within minutes – on land or on the water.
• Defence: mobile operations from changing locations, available in camouflage with contrasting marking.
• Inspection and survey in remote locations: mountains, nature reserves, pipelines and power line routes – light enough to carry, robust enough for rocky terrain.
• Agriculture: a fixed, clean take-off and landing spot for spraying and spreading drones at the farmyard or the edge of the field.

Specifications

• Dimensions: 5 × 5 m, thickness 20 cm (other sizes on request)
• Working pressure: 100–400 mbar, with integrated overpressure relief valve
• Pressure monitoring: connection for pressure measurement hose (Festo type)
• Material: heavy-duty, weather-resistant fabric; UV and salt water resistant
• Marking: circle with crosshair or ‘H’; optional interchangeable fiducial marker for precision landing
• Attachment: loops and D-rings all around, tie-down straps included
• Buoyancy: floats on water
• Delivery: repair kit included; compressor/pump optional

From a single landing pad to a custom solution

Buitink Technology designs and produces everything in-house in Duiven, the Netherlands. From a single landing pad in standard design to a customer-specific solution for your complete drone operation: we are happy to think along with you. Request a quotation without obligation via [email protected] or use the contact form.