ZOHD DART XL EXTREME (ENHANCED FPV WING): ESSENTIAL RC FLIGHT TEST

ZOHD DART XL EXTREME (ENHANCED FPV WING): ESSENTIAL RC FLIGHT TEST
ZOHD have listened to feedback about the original Dart XL and improved it. Improvements include,
- New designed motor mount, much more strong and durable.
- Add GPS bay and cover.
- Built-in Carbon Fiber rod inside fuselage.
- Optimized airfoil.
- Extend dock for Flight Controller.
- Extend the plywood for battery.
- Extra ball linkage inside package.
- Built-in Carbon Fiber strip inside rear hatch for enhancement.

Original features of the Dart XL have been preserved and include,
Features:
- Small size airframe optimized for long range FPV and portability.
- Carefully chosen airfoil gives the aircraft an incredible lift power and excellent handling
- Detachable wing and vertical fins make it portable for an easy transport and deploy
- Light-weight composite hard nose for better protection of your expensive camera gear
- Multi-camera nose compatible with 99% of the FPV and HD cameras in the market: Runcam HD, 2, 3S, Swift, Split, GoPro H4-5-6-7, Session and much more!
- Reversed wingtips, provide more lift force and ensure a super efficient wing surface
- Vortex generators for improving lift efficiency and gain higher control at low speeds. Use them straight and you will have even better Yaw stability!
- Load it as much you want with a huge equipment bay!
- Computer designed optimized air flow pod, that maximizes cooling, reducing the risk of crashes for overheated electronics
- Impact resisstant protection cover for mainwings leading edge and landing skids
- Built-in carbon fiber tube inside mainwings for enhanced performance and rigidity
- Exclusive VTX / RX bays with excellent air flow and away from interferences
- Full spare parts supply, worry free fun. Fly it like you stole it!

As soon as it was launched I found the Dart XL to be super stable in the air despite not having any form of onboard flight stabilisation. This would make a great long range FPV platform as it can carry large batteries for extended flight times.

Filmed by Dom Mitchell for the Essential RC YouTube channel using the Panasonic AG-UX180 Pro 4K camcorder.

[Lawzy]

Great review. Keen to see you take it for a run with FPV gear installed.

[ThrunRC]

Great review, seems to be a very good FPV platform. I'll take a closer look at it. Thanks and Regards 🙂👍👍👍

[DadsRCHangar]

I still have to maiden my original ZOHD XL. Looked like a fun flight👍🏻

[itzjoeylo]

I’m finding ARFs that I would need to install a power system too, what size brushless motor comes with the PnP version?

[kend]

Cool model, where you guys at looks like mile after mile of pastures

[Jack-gycs]

Is that plane really as noisy as I perceived it on the video? Interesting it's so stable, it looks like a difficult plane to control. Thanks for the review but Banggood is off my list until they get caught up on backorders and faster shipping. Two to three months is too long for me to wait. I'm American after all...I want it yesterday. Haha.

[blake]

What transmitter are you using with that ZOHD Dart?

[frankyesjosh]

Hi, great plane but how is it possible to land and avoid the propeller touch the ground and detroy the plane? Thanks

[dronesforevercia]

RAPAZ! GOSTEI DE MAIS DESTA AERONAVE! MUITO

[youvebeenspooked]

would you still recommend this fixed wing in 2023?

[grumpyrse]

Wow is that prop on the right way round, very noisy 😳

[LeeRaven-rbdp]

Too bulky for me I say but still a good flyer

[paulpaulsen]

... sounds awful, I'm afraid you still have to work on the coordination between motor and propeller, ... and, did you?