What is the Maximum Range for Long Range Drones?
I've been looking to start work on a long range scouting type drone for long distance use in stuff like observing landscapes, exploring and looking for airsoft players (I know, what a switch up).
So I was wondering, what is the most range you could get out of a drone? Either Quad or Fixed Wing. And where would be the best place to start designing such a craft? Thanks!!
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I play airsoft all the time, do you? I've always wanted to do a drone like that, but I never built one.
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I've played a fair bit, mostly supportive roles hence why I've wanted to create a drone, scouting as A sniper is really useful
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Hi, still pretty new in regards to real world experience with FPV drones, and looking for people to fly with and play airsoft too haha, but i do have a bit of experience with digital transmisson protocols. So if you look at a 65mm tinywhoop style drone using ELRS (ExpressLRS), pretty much if you set your transmission power on your TX nice and high (1000mW) with dynamic power ON and use a good quality antenna. In a clean enviroment (open field) 2km would be easily achievable, you'd run into video transmission problems well before you have radio link problems. If you're looking to fly in a more densley wooded area (such as outdoor airsoft sites) you'd be looking at more of a 200-800m range for safe and reliable connection. If you step up to a larger drone or one where the receiver is on its own board insead of on the flight controller, you should expect a far larger range window due to the higher power output and better antennas drone side, of around 2-5km and 0.5-2km respectivley for a reliable and stable connection.
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Hey there,
I am not sure that there are 65mm tinywhoops with 1W VTXs. And they fly for like 3 minutes at most. So I do not think that 2km would be achievable on any 65mm drone. But if you do find a 65mm tinywhoop that has a 1W VTX, please, PLEASE let me know!
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@hunorcoder On the TX (Transmitter) if set it to 1000mW with dynamic power ON, most ELRS modules now will go up to that level. The tinywhoop ELRS receiver will only be around 10-100mw but the strength on the Transmitter will help compensate, giving the range I stated in those types of areas.
As for the flight time, that’s not so much of an issue. Using something like an appropriate 18650 or 21700 lithium cell, they can easily give you Lipo performance and 10/15 minute or even longer flight times out of a tiny whoop size drone from a single cell. They’re also pretty easy to make.
Happy to send you the info needed on how to make them just send me a message.
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Have you considered doing a thermal analog camera such as the Caddx Eclipse? Since it's analog, you can go really far with a good VTX.
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