Kestrel
Micro long range FPV trainer
- Endurance
- 28 min
- Range
- 4 km+ LOS
- Total weight
- 1.02 kg
- Class
- DGCA Micro
Kestrel is a 7 inch FPV quadrotor of about 1 kg. It sits between the light nano trainer and the heavier payload drone, for intermediate and advanced pilots working on range and endurance. It uses ELRS for more than 4 km of line of sight control and flies for 22 to 28 minutes.
Specification
The numbers
Physical
- Type
- FPV quadrotor
- Wheelbase
- 305 mm
- AUW
- ~1.02 kg
- Class
- DGCA Micro
Performance
- Endurance
- 22 to 28 min
- Max thrust
- 5.6 kg on 4S, T/W 5.5:1
Payload
- Camera
- Low light FPV camera
Communications
- Control link
- ELRS 2.4 GHz
- Range
- 4 km+ LOS
- Video
- 5.8 GHz, 1.6 W
Specifications shown are design targets. Figures may vary once a system is built to your specific requirements.
Capabilities
What it does well
The middle step
Bridges the nano trainer and the heavy payload drone
Extended control range
ELRS long range link
Power in reserve
Plenty of thrust for advanced manoeuvres
Flies in low light
Low light camera for flying at dusk and in poor light
Next step
Talk to us about Kestrel.
Configurations, integration with your equipment, or a variant built to your requirement. Tell us what you need and we will take it from there.