An in-app Flight Planner allows for autonomous flight whilst video recording, allow you to plan the precise shots that you want, and the lightweight wing design means that the Parrot Disco can achieve a flight time of up to 45mins. Fixed-wing drones have certainly proven useful for monitoring crops or wildlife, applications where they’re needed to fly more or less in straight lines for long periods of time, but we’re yet to really see these capabilities translate to the consumer space.
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Parrot is showcasing their first wing-shaped prototype drone, the “Disco”, at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) 2016 in Las Vegas.
The Parrot Disco’s body is made from EPP foam and is built off a plastic frame.
It’s propelled by a single rotor at the rear and can reach speeds of 80 kilometers per hour (about 50 miles per hour).
And with their new reveal that took place on Monday, it would seem like the company has assured its spot as one of the leading brands on the drone market.
There’s a new “Autopilot” system for flying the Parrot safely with the help of assisted controls. With their hugely successful Bebop 2 drone, the company has gained enough public favor to be viewed in a very good light for a while. Anything you’ve seen a drone do, the Disco can do as well.
To stop the drone from careening unmajestically into the ground, the Disco comes with a gamut of sensors including an accelerometer, barometer, gyrospcope and triple-axis digital stabilisation.
We’ve all dreamed of flying through the air, of being as free as a bird. As a result, the Paris-based outfit isn ” t able to offer a price or specific launch date, saying only that it’ll be taking to the skies sometime this year.
Thoughtfully, Parrot has included some features to make it easier to fly, and learn how to fly, Disco.
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Similar to any other plane, landing is probably the most complicated part of dealing with a fixed-wing model aircraft.
