Senior Flyweight Interpretation Parrot Fixed-wing UAV: â€‹â€‹Expensive! But pioneering!

Although consumer drones have not yet reached the level of â€œuniversal penetrationâ€, their appearance seems to have been fixed, just like the severe homogenization of smart phones. â€œMulti-axisâ€ seems to be the standard in drones. However, the fixed wing that had been dominant in the aircraft model field has become a â€œpaganâ€. At this year's CES Consumer Electronics Show, the old drone pioneer Parrot launched a fixed-wing drone, Parrot Disco, under the pressure of "4-axis orthodoxy". It was officially announced today at Parrot that Disco will be held next month. On sale, selling for 1299 euros.

Fixed-wing drones are indeed a novelty for aerial photography. Not to mention Parrot's status and reputation in the industry have been recognized by many people. Therefore, the news of the official launch of Disco has led to discussions in various industry groups. Lei Fengnet also found several industry people to talk about their views on the drone.

I'm X, it's a bit expensive!

The exchange of 1299 Euros into nearly 10,000 yuan, together with bad tariffs and agency fees, is a bit unfriendly.

When a senior drone player told Tactics at Lei Fengwang that the price was indeed not very friendly to the people, he would not discuss his technology, R&D, and materials costs. However, apart from the aircraft model enthusiasts, there were few ordinary users. Will spend more than 10,000 to buy a "toy."

That's right. I can't think of anything other than a toy that can be done with this drone. Aerial photography? Fixed-wing aerial photography is very tasteless. It can't hover. It has to fly all the time. It's hard to make a stable picture. Moreover, this price is not a problem to buy a professional aerial camera. Dajiang Wizard 4 is only 9,000. Â

Lei Feng network to Parrot official website to see the price of their previous products, the most expensive one drone Bebop 2 but also 549 euros, and Disco this new product is more than double the former, this jumped from the mid-range The high-end impression does make it difficult for the old players who are accustomed to Parrot's â€œpartial toyâ€ impression.

Another industry source stated that Parrot Disco's immersive flight with FPV technology is still good. If UAVs are used for viewing purposes, the experience of immersive FPV technology is better than that of multi-axis aircraft. Much more, at least the movement of the flight is relatively smooth. In addition, the 45-minute battery life and the fastest speed of 80km/h are not comparable to normal aerial drones. Therefore, you have precious reasons. Â

I X, do you know how hard it is to find the venue?

Beijing is nowhere to be banned. Not to mention the fixed wing, they want to play a small four-axle. They have to ride for an hour or two and go to fly to the big old place. Parrot Disco has a top speed of 80 km/h. It is a few hundred meters in diameter, and it flies outside in seconds.

Due to the rapid development of drones and the improvement of relevant laws and regulations, the relevant government departments have tightened the control of unmanned airport sites. For drones and model aircraft players, they want to find a suitable fixed-wing drone everywhere. It's not an easy task to fly and to fly.

I read the introduction of Parrot Disco. This drone uses a WiFi connection + Skycontroller remote control. The Parrot official claims that the farthest control distance can reach two kilometers, but this is just a data, and the real control range has to be based on the environment. However, in case of some interference, it is not impossible to break the line within a few hundred meters. Retreating ten thousand steps, even if the line is stable, Disco's control distance is also 2 kilometers, but its maximum speed can reach 80 kilometers per hour, flying two kilometers more than a minute, a smoke thing, no one can guarantee The user plays high with the FPV helmet and forgets the distance causing him to fly. Such a big guy is better off in the mountains. At most, he suffers some economic losses (the economic loss is not small). If he flies in the city, it will be troublesome if he falls to a personâ€™s car.

I, X, I suddenly felt that Parrot had a play this time!

Tricked up a lot of Parrot Disco shortcomings, the player came to know this sentence.

Although I do not like this machine, but Parrot this idea can not yet have to say.

The drone player told Lei Feng. Now that the drone market is nearly saturated, there are still opportunities for all subdivisions, and now drone competition is basically focused on multi-axis. Human and machine homogeneity is very serious, but in the area of â€‹â€‹fixed-wing drones, there has not been a company like Dajiang or Parrot so far, so this area still has its head.

In the past, players in the drone circles always said that Dajiang had reduced the threshold of drones. However, until now, there are still thresholds, especially for fixed-wing model airplanes. There is no certain technology that does not play well at all. The emergence of Parrot Disco may have reduced the threshold of fixed-wing drones.

According to Parrot official, Disco is the first fixed-wing drone to be able to get started without learning. Its autopilot system and various sensors (accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, barometer, pitot tube, GPS) can be autonomous. Control flight. Take-off and landing control is easy, according to the official description: When taking off, the player only needs to operate the button on the aircraft and remote control, and then throw Disco into the air to take off like a Frisbee. After taking off, Parrot Disco will automatically rise to a height of 50 meters above the ground and wait for the player's next command. It is also possible to operate it on the remote control when landing. The Parrot Disco will immediately tilt the flaps and descend to a height of 6 meters from the ground. At this point, the drone will receive multiple information from the altimeter, ultrasonic sensors, and vertical cameras. The drone motor will then provide reverse thrust to slow down to ensure that the drone smoothly lands.

This is much simpler than when we play model airplanes. Although hand throwing off is nothing new at all , how many generations of aeromodelling people do so. But hand throwing is tricky. It's not that you can throw it anywhere . Disco makes it simple. If this product is popular, the market that can open the fixed wing may also be uncertain. As a leader , I think Parrot has a good chance to start in this area.

Although fixed-wing drones are not Parrot's exclusive first products, but using fixed-wing consumer entertainment drones, Parrot is definitely a pioneer in these famous drones . Moreover, from the introduction, Parrot does reduce the â€œthresholdâ€ of the fixed wing. Although there are some unavoidable shortcomings, these are not unresolvable flaws. The development of fixed-wing consumer drones will depend on the R&D strategy and market response. People in the industry believe that it is not a single person who has thought about doing fixed-wing consumer drones, but they are all watching. It is not easy to say whether the market is good or bad, and there is no fixed-wing player that can play such small white players. Machines will face no small challenges in R&D and promotion.

There is a classic line that says it's better: Instead of feeling sorry for a road trip, it's better to start immediately. Parrot Disco can not successfully lead a new trend is not easy to say, but this new attempt is still worth encouraging.

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