Intel FALCON 8+ Flight Manual

MAINTENANCE MANUAL
INTEL
®
FALCON™ 8+ UAS
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
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REV 00
APR 2017
LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER
3.8.1 Battery Weak
1. Land as soon as possible
Land without delay at the nearest suitable area, such as an open field, at which a safe
approach and landing is assured.
Battery Empty
1. Land Immediately
Land without delay. The urgency of the landing is paramount. The primary consideration
is to minimize the risk of damage to people or property on the ground.
WARNING/ CAUTION LIGHTS AND ALARMS
3.9.1 Battery Warnings
There are several acoustic and visual warnings (visible at the bottom of the Status Display) that
caution of low or no battery:
AUDIBLE WARNING
HAPTIC ALERT
‘Battery weak, land
soon”
Vibration of the Intel
®
Cockpit GCS
The audio warning is repeated
every 20 seconds.
The battery voltage is <= 14.4 V
or the remaining maximum flight
time is under 5 minutes.
“Battery empty, land
now”
Vibration of the Intel
®
Cockpit GCS
The battery voltage is ~<=14.0 V
or the remaining maximum flight
time is under 3 minutes.
Vibration of the Intel
®
Cockpit GCS every 10
seconds
When there is only one minute
remaining flight time left, the
Intel
®
Cockpit GCS will vibrate
every 10 seconds.
WARNING: THE “BATTERY WEAK, LAND SOON” WARNING INDICATES <4 MINUTES OF FLIGHT
TIME REMAINING
WARNING: THE “BATTERY EMPTY, LAND NOW” WARNING INDICATES <2 MINUTES OF FLIGHT
TIME REMAINING

Intel FALCON 8+ Specifications

General

Type	Octocopter
Easy to use	Yes
Product color	Black, Yellow
Maximum speed	16 m/s
Frequency band	2.4 GHz
Number of rotors	8 rotors
Maximum flight time	26 min
Maximum weight capacity	2.8 kg
Maximum operating distance	1000 m
Maximum pitch angular velocity	50 °/sec
Operating temperature (T-T)	-5 - 40 °C
Transmitter power consumption	100 mW
Built-in processor	-
Moving control functions	Backward, Forward, Turn left, Turn right, Upward

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	817 mm
Width	768 mm
Height	160 mm
Weight	1200 g
Rotor diameter	203.2 mm