Parrot AR Drone 2 Quadricopter

Product Description

Remote control helictopers, aeroplanes & cars move over & make way for the The Parrot AR. Drone 2! As seen on Channel 5s The Gadget Show, CITVs Cool Stuff Collective & the BBCs Top Gear, this is the worlds first Quadricopter & represents an unprecedented phenomenon as the ultimate flying toy! Easily controlled by Wi-Fi using a smartphone or tablet, the Parrot features a high definition camera with a video recording facility, plus flight data sharing, a patented piloting mode, & an innovative pressure sensor for increased stability at any altitude. Parrot’s outstanding AR. Drone 2.0 offers just about every possible option on the enthusiasts wish list, & can even perform 360 degree flips on command! The horizontal forward facing camera transmits real time video, showing exactly what the quadricopter sees on the smartphones screen. It has a 720 pixels HD resolution, streaming 30 frames per second, so you can record what the average bird or your Parrot Quadricopter sees. For gaming purposes, this camera can also recognise specific shapes & colours to show augmented reality elements on the screen. Now you can record & share your flying experiences with others, thanks to the new AR. Free Flight 2.0 piloting application. in addition with the Travelling Feature, the pilot can film HD video sequences like a professional. Simply select the direction of travel, plus the duration, & the AR. Drone 2.0 does the rest automatically. Absolute Control introduces an extremely useful ultra intuitive flight mode. After the AR. Free Flight 2.0 pilot application has been downloaded onto an i OS™ or Android™ smartphone or tablet, the Parrot AR. Drone 2.0 connects to the device via Wi-Fi. After connection, all the onboard instruments appear on screen with a cockpit view. Press the take off button briefly & the four powerful brushless motors turn on, the AR. Drone 2.0 will take off by autopilot & hover about one metre above the ground. Flying is very simple, with your thumbs placed on either side of the screen, a control button automatically appears beneath. Press & hold the left button & the AR. Drone 2.0 follows the movement of the pilots device. It moves forward, backwards or sideways when you tilt the tablet in the appropriate direction. Slide your finger vertically or horizontally over the right button, & the quadricopter rises, descends or slowly rotates left or right. Thanks to Parrots patented new Absolute Control mode, the player accesses an even more intuitive piloting system. With a 3D magnetometer, the AR. Drone 2.0 knows its precise position with respect to the smartphone, which becomes the reference point. The pilot no longer needs to worry about the orientation of the AR. Drone 2.0. Experienced players may still select Relative Flight Mode, to switch back to conventional control. This disables the magnetometer, & the pilot can manage the quadricopters orientation without assistance. Surprisingly stable at any altitude, the AR. Drone 2.0 contains several micro electromechanical systems, a 3-axis accelerometer, a 3-axis gyroscope, a 3-axis magnetometer & a pressure sensor to correct the alignment automatically. The quadricopter generates its own Wi-Fi connection, with a range of up to fifty metres. It will fly continuously for twelve minutes with the 1, 000 m Ah rechargeable lithium polymer battery provided, whilst recharging from the mains in an hour & a half. Four high performance propellers, specially designed for the AR. Drone 2.0, make exceptionally smooth flights possible. A second vertical camera placed beneath the quadricopter, can be selected to show live video on screen, & in addition measures the crafts speed using an image comparison system. Suitable for beginners & experts, the AR. Drone 2.0 features a tough carbon fibre central cross. It is supplied with two distinctly different hulls, made from flexible expanded polypropylene foam. They are both highly resistant to impact, & protect the more delicate internal parts. For outdoor flight, the lightweight streamlined hull reduces wind resistance & preserves the quadricopter’s excellent handling & stability, even in a light breeze. When operating the AR. Drone 2.0 with the indoor hull, the four foam rings protect the blades, & your furniture from impact. As a safety feature, the rotors are designed to stop immediately upon contact. Two pairs of red & green lights are positioned on the landing gear to assist orientation.