YANGDA VTOL drone was carrying out a package delivery mission like this: it took off with the package, flew to the delivery point, and landed there. At the delivery point, the operator will take the package out and press a button on the VTOL to enable it to fly back to the take-off point. The whole process was totally in autonomy.

Or the delivery VTOL drone can do it like this: lands on the delivery point, releases the package and then flies back to the take-off point.

Please check this video link to know more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EuLftx49r8&t=28s

Hello guys,

The YANGDA VTOL drone is demonstrating a feature like this in the video: the flight platform like a boat or a car will move after the VTOL takes off to carry out a mission. When the mission is over, the VTOL can fly back to the platform and land there, even though the platform is already far away from the original drone take-off position. The whole process will be totally in autonomy.

Hey guys,

Nimbus series planes have a new member: Nimbus Pro. It is a professional VTOL(vertical take-off and landing) fixed-wing plane for mapping, aerial survey, and inspection mission. It comes with four lift motors and one fixed-wing motor, which will allow the mapping VTOL to ascend like a helicopter. For the mapping mission, the fixed-wing motor will make the drone fly like a plane.

Fast deploy
Due to its modular airframe design, Nimbus Pro mapping VTOL can be set up in less than 5 minutes by a single man.

Long endurance
The Nimbus Pro survey drone can fly up to 100 minutes with a 6S 25000mAh lipo battery in a single flight.

Big inner space for payload
The mapping UAV comes with a big internal space to accommodate various mapping cameras and payload.

It is essential to lock and track the target that you are trying to monitor when you are conducting an aerial surveillance task through the fixed-wing plane or VTOL because your camera can quickly lose the target if it is not tracked. Luckily more and more drones are applying this feature. This video shows how we realized this through an affordable and easy to use solution. Please check this video to learn more: https://youtu.be/MrZkVPpl9nY

Anyway, please comment if you have better solutions.

Hey Guys, we just conducted an aerial mapping on Mission Planner using one mapping VTOL, and the mapping camera is SONY A7R camera-based. Also, RTK/PPK system is used during the whole process. We want to share with you the video here and get more suggestions about mapping via the Mission planner.

Video link of the mapping: https://youtu.be/G-W3uIMTwVA

Hi Guys,

Recently we built one 2.5 hours long-endurance VTOL fixed-wing plane using the Pixhawk Cube flight controller. Auto flight demo: https://youtu.be/H-M0Mm12N7Y

Specification of the VTOL

YANGDA Mapird is a professional VTOL(vertical take-off and landing) fixed-wing drone for mapping, aerial survey, and inspection mission. It comes with two tilting motors and two lift motors, which will allow the mapping drone to ascend like a helicopter. For the airplane survey mission, the front two tilting rotors will transition to forward mode and make the drone fly like a fixed-wing plane.

Rugged airframe
We reinforce the two wings of Mapird VTOL drone using 3K carbon fiber. Therefore, the frame structure is greatly strengthened.

Fast deploy
Due to its modular airframe design, Mapird mapping VTOL can be set up in less than 5 minutes by a single man.

Long endurance
Equipped with one 200 grams mapping camera, one unit 6S 22000mAh battery, the Mapird survey drone can fly up to 1.5 hours and complete an 8 square kilometer area mapping job in a single flight.

Big inner space for payload
Mapird mapping drone comes with a big internal space to accommodate various mapping cameras and payload, like SONY A7R/A6000/A5100 camera and oblique camera.

No piloting skills needed
Mapird can conduct fully autonomous mapping and survey missions without human interaction.

Hey guys,

Eagle Eye-25IE 25X 4K EO/IR gimbal is released, 1010 grams, 25X optical zoom, 4K video streaming, 25.9MP photo, 640*480 resolution and 25HZ thermal. Georeferencing and object tracking function available. Very useful for applications like power line inspection, solar panel inspection, etc. 

Please comment if you have any question.

Hey Guys,

Recently YANGDA team tested the 2-axis 30X EO/IR dual-sensor gimbal Eagle Eye-30IE-U on a fixed-wing VTOL drone, you can see the gimbal performance from the demo video above. A nice camera to conduct surveillance, search and rescue missions.

Some details of the gimbal:

Compact and lightweight
The compact 1.2kg compact system is ideal for integration into UAV, fix wing and VTOL.

High-quality video sensor
Eagle Eye-30IE-U is using SONY FCB-EV7520 camera block, features anti-fog, video enhancement and some other advanced features.

Continuous 360-degree rotation
The gimbal has continuous 360-degree rotation under standard HD-SDI output, which will enable the gimbal to track targets freely without any angle limit.

Easy for integration
Eagle Eye-30IE-U comes with an amazing advantage that the gimbal can not only be controlled via PWM signal, but also serial command. Also, gimbal status(like Yaw/Pitch/Roll angle, zoom position etc) can be obtained by sending serial command to the gimbal via its serial port, which is really useful for precise gimbal control and system integration.

If you have any question about the camera, please feel free to let us know, thanks!

Sky Eye-Z6K Pro is the upgraded version of Sky Eye-Z6K, which is a 3-axis drone gimbal designed for SONY DSLR A5000, A6000, A7 series, and RX1. With this gimbal, you can not only realize some basic operations like gimbal Yaw and Pitch axis control, but also other much more important camera controls: zoom, record, trigger, etc. So it will be very useful for different industrial applications where you need both camera zooming and high definition photos, like power line and infrastructure inspection.

Another big feature for Sky Eye-Z6K Pro is that it can be equipped with an Auto Object Tracking Module(AOTM), which will enable the pilot to track static/moving objects very easily. Furthermore, the AOTM is only 40 grams, do not add too much weight on the drone. How it works: zoom in and put the object you want to track in the screen, move the cursor to the object and lock it via a controller, and then the camera will track it automatically.

Sky Eye-Z6K Pro comes with an amazing advantage that the gimbal can not only be controlled via PWM signal, but also serial command. Also, gimbal data(like Yaw/Pitch/Roll angle, zoom status, etc) can be obtained by sending serial command to the gimbal via its serial port, which is really useful for precise gimbal control and system integration.

Sky Eye-Z6K Pro provides an outstanding wiring hub for RC receiver and video output port, which makes the wiring job simpler and clean. Also, the gimbal offers 2 smart speed modes: FAST speed and LOW speed. Fast speed mode is used for small zooming range, which makes the gimbal control sensitive and quick. LOW-speed mode is used for large zoom range, will enable you to target the object more accurately.

Features:

1) Gimbal weight: 750 grams (camera not included)
2) 3-axis high stabilized gimbal system
3) Gimbal control: Yaw and Pitch axis
4) Camera control: zoom, record, trigger
5) Support PWM and serial command control
6) Intelligent wiring hub design for RC receiver and video output
7) Auto object tracking (Optional)
8) Adjustable control speed: SLOW speed for large zoom range, accurate; FAST speed for small zoom range, sensitive and quick.
9) One key back to home position

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Have you ever encountered these problems on battery-powered multi-rotors: it is very hard to get a 45 minutes flight time with 5KG payload at an altitude of 4500 meters, due to the thin air up there. Or it is almost impossible for the multicopter to fly for 1 hour in the cold winter at a minus 10-degree temperature because the battery voltage will drop dramatically in this case. YANGDA YD6-1600L gas-electric hybrid drone is designed to overcome these drone flight time limits. It is using one powerful gas-driven electricity generator which will give you continuous and stable power supply despite the high/low temperature or high altitude, will enable you to carry out long-range inspection, survey, aerial photography, search, rescue, and public safety applications.

Long flight time
When equipped with a 4L fuel tank, the YD6-1600L fuel-electric drone is able to fly 3 hours without payload.

High-performance and stable propulsion system
YD6-1600L hybrid power UAV is using T-Motor propulsion system, which is proved of high quality and stability.

Easy for transportation, quick to set up
Pluggable arms of YD6-1600L frame makes the drone is easy for transportation. The drone set up can be done in 5 minutes by a single man.

Backup battery
YD6-1600L hybrid drone provides 2 units 6S lipo batteries for 90 seconds emergency landing, just in case the gasoline-electric engine fails during the flight.

Multiple payload options
All YANGDA drone gimbal, camera and other payloads like drone megaphone can be installed on YD6-1600L hybrid UAV.

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YANGDA FW-250 is a reliable and affordable VTOL fixed-wing plane designed for long-range inspection, survey, aerial photography, agriculture, search and rescue and public safety applications. As a fixed-wing UAV with VTOL and hover capabilities, the FW-250 features a modular airframe that can be set up in less than 10 minutes, does not require runway or catapult to get airborne. Once in the air, the aircraft transitions to horizontal flight as a push-prop fixed-wing.

Tool-free assembly
Due to its modular airframe design, FW-250 can be set up in less than 10 minutes by a single man.

Long flight time
FW-250 airframe is using light-weight and high strength composite material, which will enable the fixed-wing plane to fly up to 2 hours with 2KG payload, at an average cruising speed of 75KM/H.

Multiple camera options
These cameras are compatible with FW-250 VTOL aircraft: Sky Eye-U30 30X zoom camera, Eagle Eye-30IE-U 2-axis 30X EO/IR camera.

Specification

Wingspan: 2.5m
Fuselage: Composites 
Frame Weight: 2.68kg
Total Weight: 5.5kg(without battery)
Max Take-off Weight: 12kg
Max Payload: 2kg
Flight Time: 2 hours with 2KG payload
Max Speed: 100km/h
Stall Speed: 15m/s-16m/s
Altitude: 3000m

RTF Combo
1 x YANGDA FW-250 VTOL fixed-wing airframe
4 x T-motor MN505 KV260
4 x T-motor FLAME 60A ESC
2 x T-motor 1654 CF Propeller CW&CCW
1 x T-motor 4120 KV250
1 x T-motor 12S 60A ESC
1 x 15x8 Wooden Propeller CW
4 x DS135MG Servo
1 x Px4 Air Speedometer
1 x ASSAN UBEC-8A
1 x Power Monitor Module
1 x Pixhawk 2.1 Standard Set with Here 2 GNSS
1 x YR16S Radio Controller
1 x Assembly and Flight Test Service

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YD6-1600L hexacopter frame is a multifunctional heavy-lift flight platform. Its one-time forming carbon fiber technology reduces weight while still keep the stiffness, which makes it stronger and lighter for long flight time.

Stable and reliable
YD6-1600L arm connector is using special compound material: industrial plastic with glass fiber. This compound material features high strength and flexibility, which can stand high-frequency vibration created by the motors in the air. Furthermore, with a glass fiber canopy, the GPS signal will not be blocked.

Easy for setup and maintenance
Frame arm of YD6-1600L is detachable, which will enable you to finish the drone setup in 5 minutes. Furthermore, if the arm is broken during a flight crash, you will just need to replace it with a new one, which will greatly save your maintenance cost and time.

Long flying time
Equipped with the 29inch propeller, KV85 U8 Lite motor, 2 units 6S 32000mah HV lipo battery, the YD6-1600L frame is able to fly 61 minutes with 2KG payload, 47 minutes with 5KG payload.

Good for drone customization
YD6-1600L comes with big size center frame, which is able to accommodate more devices. So it becomes an ideal flight platform for your drone customization.

Power combo it is using

Motor: T-Motor U8 Lite KV85 motor
ESC: T-Motor ALPHA 60A HV ESC
Propeller: T-Motor 29*8.7 inch propeller
Battery: 2 x Tattu 6S 32000mAh 22.8V high voltage lipo

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KUA payload drop system is mainly designed for multi-rotors to carry out long-range drop mission in remote locations which are hard to reach for the human being. It consists of 2 parts: one carbon fiber drop box, and Sky Eye-I 10X zoom camera which is used for searching target location to drop items.

Heavy payload supported
The drop box of KUA is able to hold max 10KG payload.

Long range
If KUA payload release system is mounted on long flight time multicopter, then it is able to carry out long-range drop missions.
Compatible YANGDA frame: YD4-1000S, YD6-1000S, YD6-1600S.

One key to release
We use one 2-level gear to release the payload on the RC controller.

Quick to setup
You will only need 5 minutes to do the setup.

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Sky Eye-30XZ is a 3-axis high stabilized gimbal with 1080P 30X zoom camera for drone inspection, surveillance, search and rescue applications.
The 30X optical zoom camera provides 1080P 60FPS full HD video streaming, which will enable you to see every detail you need in the air even you are far away from the object. High-performance 3-axis gimbal is using advanced FOC(field-oriented control) motor control technology which will enable you to get a 0.01 degree incredible precise control, so the gimbal will give you crystal clear and stable video footage.

Compact and lightweight
Sky Eye-30XZ weighs as little as 700 grams to help you meet your payload weight allowance.

Self-adjusting gimbal speed
Sky Eye-30XZ gimbal Yaw/Pitch speed is self-adjusting, which means the gimbal will adjust its speed automatically according to camera zoom value. This is very useful when you try to target the object in large zoom range.

Anti-pull lock mechanism 
Sky Eye-30XZ comes with an anti-pull mechanism for power and control signal cable, which will make the wiring very safe in the air, hard to pull out.

Cooling system
There is one little fan on the top of gimbal control unit, will enable the gimbal to work properly in the high-temperature environment.

Features

1) 700grams, lightweight
2) 1/3 inch CMOS SENSOR
3) 30X optical zoom, 1080P/60 HDMI output for video downlink
4) 1080P/30 MP4 video recorded for on-board TF card
5) S.BUS, PWM and serial command control
6) Anti-pull lock mechanism design for power and signal cable 
7) 3-axis high stabilized gimbal system
8) Self-adjusting gimbal speed

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Sky Eye-30HZ-S is a 3-axis high stabilized gimbal with 1080P 30X zoom camera for drone inspection, surveillance, search and rescue applications. The camera block is SONY FCB-EV7520, which provides 1080P 60FPS full HD video streaming and up to 360X zoom capability, which will enable you to see every detail you need in the air even you are far away from the object. High-performance 3-axis gimbal is using advanced FOC(field-oriented control) motor control technology which will enable you to get a 0.01-degree incredible precise control, so the gimbal will give you crystal clear and stable video footage.

Compact and lightweight
Sky Eye-30HZ-S weighs as little as 848g to help you meet your payload weight allowance.

Easy for integration
Sky Eye-30HZ-S comes with an amazing advantage that the gimbal can not only be controlled via PWM signal, but also the serial command. Also, gimbal data(like Yaw/Pitch/Roll angle, zoom status etc) can be obtained by sending the serial command to the gimbal via its serial port, which is really useful for precise gimbal control and system integration.

Object tracking and geotagging function
2 useful features are available on Sky Eye-30HZ-S. The first one is tracking, which will enable the pilot to track an object freely during daytime or night time. The second one is geotagging, that means the gimbal will geotag the gimbal position on video streaming or photo that you currently choose on screen, and GPS coordinate will be displayed on the screen too.

Clean and simple wiring
Sky Eye-30HZ-S provides an outstanding wiring hub design for RC receiver and video output port(AV and HDMI), which makes wiring pretty easily. Also, the gimbal offers 2 smart speed modes: FAST speed and LOW speed. Fast speed mode is used for small zooming range, which makes the gimbal control sensitive and quick. LOW-speed mode is used for large zoom range, will enable you to target the object more accurately.

Features
1) 848grams,lightweight
2) 1/2.8 inch 2.13MP CMOS SENSOR
3) 30X optical zoom,1080P/60 HDMI output for video downlink
4) 1080P/30 H.264 video recorded for on-board TF card
5) Auto object tracking
6) Geotagging
7) PWM control and serial command control
8) Convenient wiring hub for RC receiver and video output
9) 3-axis high stabilized gimbal system
10) Adjustable control speed d: SLOW speed for large zoom range, accurate. FAST speed for small zoom range, sensitive and quick

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The Sky Eye-25HZ is a ruggedized, high performance 25X electro-optical zoom camera payload designed for demanding applications that require high quality and precise images, like inspection for building, power lines, tower, pipelines etc. High-performance 3-axis gimbal is using advanced FOC(field-oriented control) motor control technology which will enable you to get a 0.01 degree incredible precise control, so the gimbal will give you crystal clear and stable video footage.

25.9 megapixel still image 
Still image resolution of Sky Eye-25HZ reaches up to 25.9 megapixel, click HERE to check building inspection images.

Compact and lightweight
Sky Eye-25HZ weighs as little as 782g to help you meet your payload weight allowance

Easy for integration
Sky Eye-25HZ can not only be controlled via PWM signal, but also serial command. Also gimbal status(like Yaw/Pitch angle,zoom position etc) can be obtained by sending serial command to the gimbal via its serial port, which is really useful for precise gimbal control and system integration.

Clean and simple wiring
Sky Eye-25HZ comes with one wiring hub for RC receiver and video output port, which makes wiring pretty easy and clean. Also the gimbal offers 2 smart speed modes: FAST speed and LOW speed.Fast speed mode is used for small zooming range,which makes the gimbal control sensitive and quick. LOW speed mode is used for large zoom range, will enable you to target the object more accurately.

Features:

1) 782grams, lightweight
2) 1/2.3 inch CMOS sensor
3) 25X zoom capability, 1080P/60 HDMI output for video downlink
4) Still image resolution: 25.9 Megapixels
5) 4K video recorded for on-board TF card
6) PWM control and serial command control
7) Convenient wiring hub for RC receiver and video output
8) 3-axis high stabilized gimbal system
9) Adjustable control speed: SLOW speed for large zoom range, accurate. FAST speed for small zoom range, sensitive and quick.
10) One key back to home position

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Sky Eye-U30 gyro-stabilized camera payload can be mounted on any fixed-wing or VTOL Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. It combines cutting-edge technologies in lightweight, affordable, gyro-stabilized gimbal system. Which makes it a perfect choice for applications like inspection, surveillance, search, and rescue.

High quality video sensor
Sky Eye-U30 is using SONY FCB-EV7520 camera block, which provides 1080P 60FPS full HD video streaming and up to 360X zoom capability. It also features anti-fog, video enhancement and some other advanced features.

Auto object tracking
With onboard object tracking module, Sky Eye-U30 is able to track static or moving target easily, keeping it in the center of the frame.

Easy for integration
Sky Eye-U30 can not only be controlled via PWM signal, but also serial command. Also gimbal status(like Yaw/Pitch angle, zoom position etc) can be obtained by sending serial command to the gimbal via its serial port, which is really useful for precise gimbal control and system integration.

Clean and simple wiring
Sky Eye-U30 comes with one wiring hub for RC receiver and video output port, which makes wiring pretty easy and clean. Also, the gimbal offers 2 smart speed modes: FAST speed and LOW speed. Fast speed mode is used for small zooming range, which makes the gimbal control sensitive and quick. LOW-speed mode is used for large zoom range, will enable you to target the object more accurately.

Compact and lightweight
Sky Eye-U30 weighs as little as 690g to help you meet your payload weight allowance.

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