H4C Quad

The H4C Quad Compact Heavy-Lift Drone

USA-Made Heavy-Lift Power and Precision in a Compact, Single-Operator Airframe

The H4C Quad is a compact, USA-made heavy-lift quadcopter built by Harris Aerial for teams that need serious payload capacity without a large platform to move it. Its foldable airframe packs down small enough to fit in a car seat or backpack, so a single operator can carry it in a standard hard case and go from transit to airborne in under 90 seconds.

Two intelligent 12S smart batteries run in parallel for redundant power and up to 50 minutes of flight time, or about 24 minutes with a full payload, and hot-swap in the field in under 30 seconds. The H4C carries up to 4 kg on a dampened quick-release mount that puts almost any sensor in the air in about 45 seconds, with configurable 48V, 24V, 12V, and 5V auxiliary power and a full data stack that includes Ethernet, UART, CAN, GPIO, HDMI, and USB-C. Bring your own payload, mount it, and fly.

The airframe is injection molded from aerospace-grade thermoplastic with an IP54-rated electronics bay built to hold up in rain, dust, and rough field conditions. Dual RTK GNSS delivers centimeter-level precision, while active terrain following and an onboard mission computer support obstacle avoidance and navigation even in GNSS-denied environments. NDAA-compliant and ready for precision agriculture, survey and mapping, search and rescue, and public safety work, the H4C is built where reliability is not optional.

Key Features of the H4C Quad:

• USA-made and NDAA compliant (Section 848)
• Up to 50 minutes of flight time, about 24 minutes with a full 4 kg payload
• 4 kg maximum payload on a dampened modular quick-release mount, with roughly a 45-second swap
• Two intelligent 12S smart batteries in parallel, 16,000 mAh combined, hot-swappable in under 30 seconds
• Compact foldable airframe that fits in a car seat or backpack for single-operator transport
• Transit to airborne in under 90 seconds
• Aerospace-grade injection-molded thermoplastic frame with an IP54-rated electronics bay (expected)
• Dual RTK GNSS for centimeter-level positioning with NTRIP support
• Active terrain following and an onboard mission computer for GNSS-denied navigation and obstacle avoidance
• Configurable 48V, 24V, 12V, and 5V auxiliary power with Ethernet, UART, CAN, GPIO, HDMI, and USB-C interfaces
• Compatible with survey, mapping, thermal, multispectral, LiDAR, and custom payloads
• Cube Orange+ flight controller on ArduCopter, with up to 15 km C2 range and BVLOS capability
• 12,000 ft service ceiling, operates from -20°C to 49°C

The H4C Quad puts heavy-lift payload capacity, long endurance, and survey-grade precision into a platform small enough to carry anywhere, giving teams a portable option for missions that usually demand a much larger drone.

NOAR Technologies is proud to offer USA-made, NDAA-compliant platforms like the H4C Quad alongside our drone lineup. We help teams across the AEC and public safety industries put the right hardware, software, and training to work for their projects. Contact us to learn more about the H4C Quad and reserve your place in the first production run.