TOPCON FALCON 8
AN ACCURATE, SAFE, AND EASY TO USE UAS SOLUTION
High Performance, Down-To-Earth Simplicity

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Falcon 8
   
​   Features & Benefits:
  • Fully automated flight routes in 2D & 3D
  • Easy to deploy and operate
  • Maximum safety with triple redundancy
  • Fast data collection
  • High Definition imaging, thermal and RGB stills, as well as real-time video
  • Precise structure analysis and quick damage detection
  • Low noise and emissions
  • Enhanced efficiency: faster takeoff, rising, flying, descending, and controlled landing


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

​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
Flight
Time 12 - 22 minutes
Maximum Flight Range
1 km
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
**
5.8 GHz
1 Analogue diversity video receiver
*10’ to 63 mW
**25 or 100 mW
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)