Xiaomi’s unmanned aerial vehicle was launched in the evening of May 25ththrough live video streaming by web celebrities. It attracted much attention in UAV industry, and reactions to it were mixed. IT Sohu obtained the 1080p version of Xiaomi’s UAV a few days ago, and carried out a flight test.
The reason why it is called a “simple flight test” is that, in the sample Xiaomi has offered to the media, advanced mode is locked, limiting the tryout to the “beginner mode”. Therefore, the advanced flight modes, which Lei Jun, the newly emerging online instant celebrity, stressed at the conference press, are not available.
Brief introduction of Xiaomi’s UAV hardware
As a matter of routine, let us first look at the products and accessories of Xiaomi’s UAV.
In this photo contains all the accessories Xiaomi’s UAV has, excluding its charger, which was left out since the photo was taken during the outdoor flight test.
Support of Xiaomi’s UAV is foldable, which can be unfolded when UAV is used and folded to a state parallel to the body when it is not. Taking portability into consideration, appearance of Xiaomi’s UAV is compactly designed, with a camera which can be easily disassembled. Users can put UAV and its accessories directly into the backpack for laptops when going out, with no cost required for a special backpack. Nevertheless, the thin shell of Xiaomi’s UAV sets high requirements to the mechanical strength of the folded parts on supports and vehicle body.
There is a built-in antenna inside the support of UAV, and special security tip is correspondingly printed on the surface.
