This unique bi-copter drone could actually disrupt DJI’s drone dominance – and now we know its tempting price tag
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By Timothy Coleman published 2 days ago
Key features and pricing revealed for Zero Zero Robotics’ V-Copter Falcon Mini
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V-Copter Falcon Mini drone in flight above a road in a forest
(Image credit: Zero Zero Robotics)
It’s the world’s first sub-250g ‘bi-copter’ drone
Created by ZZR, the makers of our favorite selfie drone, the HoverAir X1 Pro
Promise of faster acceleration, unmatched agility and quieter flight
Following a soft reveal on the V-Copter website last month, Zero Zero Robotics has fully unveiled its V-Copter Falcon Mini drone on the product’s crowd funding page.
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It’s the world’s first sub-250g bi-copter drone – a radically different design to the best quad-copter DJI drones, and the supposed upside is faster acceleration, unmatched agility, plus quieter and longer flight.
We covered the V-Copter Falcon Mini after it appeared on the V-Copter website – it follows the beefier Falcon that largely flew under the radar, but weighs in under 250g which means it’s more accessible to more people – and now we know the full specs and pricing.
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The tantalizing $299 list price (around £270 / AU$550) sees the Falcon Mini rival DJI’s Mini 4K and Mini 3 drones, plus the recent Potensic Atom 2, and if it delivers its promises, the 4K bi-copter offering could be the best pick for people wanting extended flight fun.
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V-Copter Falcon Mini drone being placed into a jacket pocket
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V-Copter Falcon Mini drone in flight over the ocean, next to a cliff
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V-Copter Falcon Mini drone in black and in yellow, alongside accessories, on a plain white surface
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V-Copter Falcon Mini drone folded away on a grey surface, alongside controller
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Could the V-Copter Falcon Mini disrupt the drone market?
Most of the best consumer drones are quad copters, but the Falcon Mini features just half the propellers, which sit in a v-shape above the drone’s body.
This bi-copter design and propeller positioning enables a range of motion – the twin rotors can work independently, tilting in opposite directions for sharp turns and precise maneuvers, hence the ‘unmatched agility’.
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Another benefit of such a design is that the rotors can tilt downwards to optimize airflow and thrust for fast and powerful acceleration, within miliseconds of the drone being engaged. A Reverse Flight Kit debuts too, unleashing flight skills and tricks such as upside down flight and a ‘reverse one foot spin’ – file those under flight fun, rather than for aerial shots.
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