Draganfly Innovations presents two new multirotor drone helicopters Shadow and Guardian 1601143
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Draganflyer Shadow and Guardian drone helicopters |
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| Thursday, January 16, 2013 10:59 AM | |||
| Draganfly Innovations presents two new multirotor drone helicopters Shadow and Guardian. | |||
Draganfly
Innovations presents two new multirotor drone helicopters, the Shadow
and the Guardian. These quadrotor aircraft are built to carry high megapixel
cameras and transmit the live video feed back to the operator. Both aircraft
share the same frame, with the Guardian sporting more powerful motors
and a larger battery, giving it a higher payload capacity. |
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 The Draganflyer Guardian is perfect for Public Safety or Professional applications with GPS position hold, Altitude hold, custom handheld controller and sophisticated fail-safe features like "return to home" and "auto land." |
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The
Shadow and Guardian quadrotor drone helicopters are designed, manufactured,
and hand assembled in North America by Draganfly Innovations. Their size
is 71cm (28 inches) in diameter and 25cm (10 inches) in height. The versatility
of both models makes them suited for use by safety and rescue, researchers,
inspectors, experimenters, educators, photographers, or anyone needing
an airborne video and photo system. The main battery is quick-swappable allowing unlimited end to end flights (given adequate spare batteries and chargers). All payloads feature the new Draganfly 1/4 turn quick connect system. Optional payloads currently include a 2-axis brushless stabilized GoPro Hero 3+ mount for optimal video and a 1-axis brushless stabilized 20MP Sony QX100 mount with remote zoom for optimal stills. Payloads feature real-time digital video downlinks and recording of the video or images to an onboard SD card or the handheld controller. |
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 The Guardian features a 1/4 turn quick release mounting system eliminating the need for cables between the helicopter and payload. |
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Features
of the airframe shared by the Shadow and Guardian include the wide stance
landing gear which prevents tip over during takeoff and landing, rugged
carbon fiber construction, automated GPS position hold, altitude hold,
and automated fail-safes for Auto-Land and Return-to-Home. The controller
features a direct sunlight viewable touch screen, live aircraft telemetry,
audible system warnings, and a wireless “buddy system" for
connecting an optional additional controller during flight training or
when having a second person act as camera operator. Visually, both the
Shadow and Guardian look similar, but the Guardian’s more powerful
motors and larger battery give it a 400g payload capacity vs the 300g
payload capacity of the Shadow. The Shadow and Guardian helicopters are highly capable for applications such as aerial photography, industrial inspection, 3D terrain mapping, wildlife protection, agriculture, research, search and rescue, and public safety. Each system includes a free Lil' Draganflyer miniature quadrotor helicopter for flight training to prepare the user for the feel of a quadrotor helicopter. The Guardian system comes with a military grade transport case, which holds the aircraft and all of the accessories needed for the operator to be ready to go at any time. The only steps needed before takeoff are to snap the landing struts in place, attach the 1/4 turn quick release payload, and install the battery. It only takes a matter of minutes to unpack and start flying. |
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