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Bizarre “bicopter” drone uses two tilting rotors for 50-minute flights

Bizarre “bicopter” drone uses two tilting rotors for 50-minute flights

Having made a splash with smaller drones built for simple selfie-snapping flights in the immediate vicinity, Zero Zero Robotics is back and this time it's thinking big. The newly unveiled V-Coptr Falcon is the first from the company that you might consider a typical-sized drone, but there's nothing…

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Zero Zero Robotics

V-Coptr Falcon, the world’s first V-shaped bi-copter

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[wernerjb]

Looks great. I did not find any info on the release date and I'm wondering what this means. Max Wind Scale Resistance：Grade 5.

 

[Jagerbomb52]

Looks great. I did not find any info on the release date and I'm wondering what this means. Max Wind Scale Resistance：Grade 5.

If you go to their web site and click on Order you have the option to drop a deposit of $100 bucks. It also says
* Falcon packages and accessories are only available for pre-order at this time.

* Expected shipping time begins in February 2020.

 

[HiloHawaiian]

That looks awesome! Price? I wish they would have put a better camera on it though. In 2020, the pressure to have a 1” 20mp sensor will be intense for drones over $600-700.

My other thought - mechanical complexity. That mesh of gears might not take to crashing into trees/cactus or the ground too well. Those gears get 1% out of alignment it’ll sound like a Tu-95 ...

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[butch]

Looks expensive, but there should be no props in the video.

 

[DanielC]

Cool. I look forward to the reviews when it hits the market.