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  • Tedro November 7, 2014 at 8:51am
    It looks cool but I hope those DJI engineers are improving on the reliability factor. I've had too many issues with various DJI components and the customer service I've experienced is very lack luster. "Buy our stuff, just don't ask us for help when it's defective."
  • Rob_Lefebvre November 7, 2014 at 7:49am

    Gary, yes, exactly.  This must have come from the marketing department, not engineering.

    I'm surprised they didn't just call it the Bird of Prey.  Does it have a cloaking device?

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    Gary Mortimer November 7, 2014 at 6:24am

    @ Rob a quad is only two sticks with four motors attached to them The looks probably have more of an effect on sales than the ability. 

  • Rob_Lefebvre November 7, 2014 at 4:48am

    Seems like a lot of effort, weight, and complexity to avoid making a simple dead-cat frame.

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    Gary Mortimer November 7, 2014 at 4:24am

    3701868652?profile=original

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    Gary Mortimer November 7, 2014 at 3:18am

    Ho ho thanks Mr Anderson, I might have found the right patent ;-)

  • Giuseppe Persechino November 7, 2014 at 1:40am
    I believe that the system is only designed to have a minimal fixed landing gear.
    In flight the payload is lowered to have no visual interference and probably also to stabilize the system.
    On landing he gets up to do not touch the ground.
  • Quadzimodo November 6, 2014 at 11:27pm
    Tearig - I am not sure that the pushrod system integrates any form of suspension. It appears to simply be a mechanism to keep the motors pointing vertically regardless of whether the arms are in the raised or lowered position.
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    Chris Anderson November 6, 2014 at 10:22pm

    First photos are in the wild:

    3701868380?profile=original

  • F. C. Bearsch November 6, 2014 at 9:29pm

    hmm so it seem like that is a proof drawing for a patent, however it seem like a pushrod suspension and obvious so I wonder which part holds the innovation...

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