#71 ✈ Avitron 2.0 First Test Flight - Bionic Bird

I ordered previously an Bionic Bird and now I ordered and unboxed an Avitron 2.0.
And this is the first testflight !

Unbox:

For what I understand it was all invented and created by 1 man, 1 enthousiast. Edwin's project: Edwin Van Ruymbeke
And it all started by an indiegogo project ...

Avitron:

Website info:
There you can buy a couple of models, all delivered from all over the world, so the package costs are not bad at all.
I've ordered from France and it all was done within 1 week, so pretty fast.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
-Ultra light weight 8.85 g
-Very powerful motor with aluminium heat sink
-Range up to 100 yards
-Spread Spectrum 2.4 GHz radio with auto-detection
-Extremely precise power control (128 steps)
-Sharp & immediate directional control for aerial stunts
-Electronic protection against motor heating and battery damage
-Flies up to 1 mile in a single flight
-Up to 75 charges on one set of 6 batteries
-Hybrid Lithium Polymer battery included
-Controller auto power-off (battery saving)
-Adjustable tail angle for fast or slow flights
-Up to 8 min flight , at full power, on a single charge
-Turbo charging system : 12 min
-Multi-frequency system / Auto-channel-selection (128 players at same time)

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AVITRON V2.0
The Avitron V2.0 full set within its suitcase :

1 Avitron V2.0 ready to fly.
1 “Pro” RC transmitter with 100 m range.
1 performance kit
2 spare wings
1 instructions manual
Everyone who has seen it fly says Avitron is magic!

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Weight of packed product 0.91 kg
Dimensions 40.5 x 36 x 8.5 cm
Bird length 17 cm
Bird wingspan 33cm
Bird weight 9.2g
Autonomy in flight 7.5 minutes
Kind of charge Charge on its controller
Charging time 12 min
Range control in flight 100m

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BionicBird:

XTREM MINIATURIZATION

Fitting all the working components into this life-sized bird’s body (8 cm x 2 cm inner diameter) meant leaving all the standard methods behind and starting from a revolutionary design:

Ultra-compact structure, a centrally aligned “spinal cord.”
Mechanics, a proprietary patented speed reducer at the end of the motor allows for the elimination.
Electronics, in order to optimize the number and layout of components and to produce a postage stamp-sized board! As well as using a manufacturing process with tolerance levels worthy of watch making.
MANAGEABILITY AND RANGE

A bird is not an airplane and does not use the same principles to get around. After watching how real birds perform, we developed and patented a control system that uses wing bending, enabling fast and instantaneous maneuvers that are not possible with a classical drift system. It’s thanks to this system, coupled with its adjustable tail effect, that you can even fly the bird around your sitting room! Outdoors, the amazing range of the radio control (100 m) with its laboratory-optimized aerial lets you follow the birds into the clouds.

WEIGHT AND MATERIALS

We could write extensively on the number of steps we had to work through to achieve the incredible weight of 8.35 g for the finished bird. Each component, down to the smallest axles, has been the result of a weight-optimization study. The motors: the battery has been developed to an outstanding quality in collaboration with the most specialized manufacturers. The two processors: the most advanced electronic components in miniaturization have been selected. Unconventional materials (liquid crystal polymer, carbon fiber, self-lubricated polyacetate) have been used to maintain performance while reducing the weight. Not to mention the wing research, enabling such great propulsion.

BIONIC BIRD RC, THE BEST IN RADIO TECHNOLOGY

For Bionic Bird RC version (Avitron), we chose the very best from the world of high-end radio control – the 2.4GHz – despite it being more complex to develop than infra-red or 27MHz systems. Spread Spectrum to automatically synchronise with the bird, and also to allow several other birds to fly in the same space without having to buy a quartz.

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Great flying! Out of the two Bionic Birds, which do you prefer - the 2.4 GHz controller or the Bluetooth model? The Bluetooth model seems like it might be a bit of a challenge to control, especially for a child. I'm also curious what the range is on the BT model - would the dedicated controller allow you to fly farther? How is the durability of the wings - can they handle reasonable crashes?