Swan Voyager, the drone that takes off like a helicopter and flies like a mini plane

THE modern drones they are comparable to small helicopters, better to say quadcopters, since they use the propellers to take off, move in all directions and to land. The special drone Swan Voyager Vtol however he showed up on Kickstarter as a very special model: once the desired altitude has been reached, it can in fact exploit a pair of wings for basically fly like an airplane. The integrated video camera is also mounted on a gimbal to allow even smoother aerial shots and therefore more precise control.

One of a kind

It is not easy to carve out a place in the sun in the complicated segment of drone manufacturers, which is now divided between those of well-known and appreciated brands that produce high-performance models and a plethora of cheaper quadcopters. Heq therefore presented a new project of hybrid drone which tries to offer a different experience thanks to a behavior in flight similar to that of common airplanes, but with the additional faculty of vertical take-off and landing, as already specified by the name which in fact includes the initials vtol or Vertical Take-Off and Landing (vertical take-off and landing).

The promised performance is high profile with a battery that guarantees up to one and one hour of flight time 8 km control signal range also includes full hd resolution images. The 12 megapixel sensor is also stabilized on the three axes with a gimbal placed under the nose for shooting in all directions up to 4k resolution.

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This drone relies heavily on fpv mode for pilot it through the viewer as if you were virtually on board and also provides playful modes with multiplayer video games through the official app, to challenge owners of other Swan Voyagers. For those who already dream of putting their hands on it, the project it can still be financed on the crowdfunding platform to then receive a unit of the drone in November at the promotional price of 1279 euros.