Aerial Mapping & Mass Data Collection FALCON 8

FALCON 8

High performance, down-to-earth simplicity

A precise, reliable aerial solution - from inspection and monitoring to survey and mapping.

A precise, reliable aerial solution - from inspection and monitoring to survey and mapping.

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Product Info

Designed for stability, proven to perform

When you need precise high-resolution imaging in tight spaces and challenging environments, Falcon 8 is the one for you.

This rotary-wing UAS features first-in-class sensors, active vibration damping, and compensating camera mounts for solid performance. Perfect for capturing all perspectives, oblique as well as nadir, while providing flexibility for immediate takeoff and soft landing. Meticulously designed and built in Germany, the Falcon 8 system is known for precision and reliability.

Features:

 

  • High Definition imaging, thermal and RGB stills, as well as real-time video
  • Maximum safety with triple redundancy
  • Fully automated flight routes in 2D & 3D
  • Easy to deploy and operate
  • Precise structure analysis and quick damage detection
  • Fast data collection
  • Low noise and emissions
  • Enhanced efficiency: faster takeoff, rising, flying, descending, and controlled landing

FLIGHT PLANNING SOFTWARE

Proven software for easy-through-complex flight planning.
 
Navigator software helps you carry out challenging field projects quickly and easily. In just a few clicks you can plot matrices, define routes, and set all relevant system and camera parameters.
 
You can edit and exactly reproduce missions whenever you need to.

As part of the package, users receive:
 
Navigator waypoint flight planning software
Photo Tagger to combine logs with images for use in post-processing

 

FALCON 8 is perfect for:

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FALCON 8 PAYLOAD OPTIONS

GeoEXPERT - ideal for surveying, modeling, and mapping projects. Quickly capture overall data for accurate 3D terrain modeling; building survey and construction progress; inventory analysis, vegetation control, and more.
InspectionPRO - for industrial on-shore and
off-shore inspection and monitoring.
 

Use of the Topcon Falcon 8 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) is subject to local rules and regulations governing UAS products in your country.
Specifications

FALCON 8 Specifications

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Flight Systems
Type
V-Form Octocopter
Dimensions
770 x 820 x 125 mm
Engines
8 electric brush-less motors
Rotor Diameter
20 cm (8 inches)
Rotors
Total Rotors: 8
Weight: 6 g each
Weight
Without payload:
1086 g
Max Take-off:
2.3 kg
Max Payload:
800 g
Tolerable Wind Speed
12 m/s 15 m/s
Navigation Sensors
General*
AscTec Trinity
Maximum Airspeed
Manual Mode:
16 m/s
Height Mode:
16 m/s
GPS Mode:
4.5 m/s
Maximum Climb / Sink Rate
Manual Mode:
6 - 10 m/s
Height Mode:
3 m/s
GPS Mode:
3 m/s
AscTec high-performance GPS (GNSS)
*IMU, barometer and compass
Wireless Communication
Radio
2x Independant (diversity) control/data links
2.4 GHz FHSS link
(10 to 63 mW)
5.8 GHz
(25 or 100 mW)
1 Analogue diversity video receiver
General
Battery Types*
PP 6250 / 3 Cells 6250 (~ 426 g)
Available Payload Options
GeoEXPERT:
Sony Alpha 7R
InspectionPRO:
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ71 + FLIR TAU 640
Sony HDR-PJ810E
Certification
CE
Standard
RoHS
*LiPo (mAh)
Flight Systems
Type
V-Form Octocopter
Dimensions
770 x 820 x 125 mm
Engines
8 electric brush-less motors
Rotor Diameter
20 cm (8 inches)
Rotors
Total Rotors: 8 Weight: 6 g each
Weight
Without payload: 1086 g
 
Max Take-off: 2.3 kg
 
Max Payload: 800 g
Tolerable Wind Speed
12 m/s 15 m/s
Navigation Sensors
General*
AscTec Trinity
Maximum Airspeed
Manual Mode: 16 m/s
 
Height Mode: 16 m/s
 
GPS Mode: 4.5 m/s
Maximum Climb / Sink Rate
Manual Mode: 6 - 10 m/s
 
Height Mode: 3 m/s
 
GPS Mode: 3 m/s
 
AscTec high-performance GPS (GNSS)
*IMU, barometer and compass
Wireless Communication
Radio
2x Independant (diversity) control/data links
 
2.4 GHz FHSS link (10 to 63 mW)
 
5.8 GHz (25 or 100 mW)
 
1 Analogue diversity video receiver
General
Battery Types*
PP 6250 / 3 Cells 6250 (~ 426 g)
Available Payload Options
GeoEXPERT: Sony Alpha 7R
 
InspectionPRO: Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ71 + FLIR TAU 640 Sony HDR-PJ810E
Certification
CE
Standard
RoHS
*LiPo (mAh)

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