Emax Babyhawk II HD: best for freestyle and Long Range up to 250 grams.

Introduction

Another creation from EMAXFPV quad digital FPV system from the factory, built on a durable carbon frame. At the core, as always, only the best high-performance components that have endowed this drone with a demonstratively powerful potential, allowing you to easily realize both dynamic freestyle piloting and measured long-playing cinematic flight with a record time interval for this niche up to 18-20 minutes. By tradition, let's start with the key features of the hot new item.

Features

  • Weight without battery 141 grams
  • 155mm carbon frame
  • Flight Controller: F4 Flight Controller AIO 25A ESC Board (STM32F411 Firmware)
  • ESC: 4-in-1 25A BLHeli_S
  • Motors: Emax ECO 1404 3700KV
  • Propellers: 3-blade 3.5-inch Emax Avan Scimitar
  • FPV system: Digital Caddx Nebula Nano Kit
  • 3 × flight modes: Rate mode / Horizon mode / Angle mode
  • Receiver (optional): FrSky D8 / TBS Crossfire Nano RX
  • Recommended power supply (Freestyle / Long Range): 4S 14.8V 850 mAh 45C Lipo with XT30 connector / 14.8V 3000 mAh Li- ion with XT30 connector

Package contents

The developer offers FPV drone Babyhawk II HD in two configurations: PNP (without receiver; relevant for those who already have their own receiver, as well as for owners of DJI FPV remote control and DJI FPV goggles ) and BNF (with a receiver to choose from; relevant for those who already have their own remote control and FPV goggles ).

Includes:

  1. Drone
  2. Receiver (optional)
  3. Proprietary Velcro Battery Strap
  4. Propellers (2CW / 2CCW)
  5. Replacement Hardware Kit
  6. Caddx Nebula Nano Kit Digital System Manual
  7. Drone Manual

Specification

Drone

Brand:
EMAX
Model:
Babyhawk II HD
Weight (without battery):
141 g
Diagonal frame size:
155 mm
Flight controller:
F4 Flight Controller AIO 25A ESC Board (STM32F411 Firmware)
ESC:
25A BLHeli_S 4-in-1 ESC
Motors:
Emax ECO 1404 3700KV
Propellers:
3 -lobed 3.5- inch Emax Avan Scimitar
FPV system:
Caddx Nebula Nano Kit
Flight modes:
Rate mode / Horizon mode / Angle mode
Recommended batteries (Freestyle / Long Range):
4S 14.8V 850mAh 45C Lipo with XT30 connector / 14.8V 3000 mAh Li-ion with XT30 connector

Caddx Nebula Nano Kit

Weight:
Vista Kit (including FPV camera): 24 g Antenna: 2.5 g
Dimensions:
Vista Kit: 30 x 29 x 13 mm Coaxial cable: 80/120 mm
frequency range:
5.725 - 5.850GHz
Transmitter power (EIRP):
FCC / SRRC / MIC: temperature range:
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0 - 40 ° C
Input voltage:
7.4 - 26.4V
Output power:
25mW / 200mW / 500mW / 700mW
FPV camera Caddx Nebula Nano:
Sensor: 1/3-inch CMOS Resolution: 720p @ 60fps Lens: 2.1mm; f / 2.1 Shutter: Rolling shutter FOV: 150 ° (D); 122 ° (H); 93 ° (V) FPV delay: 32 ms Range of work. temperature: -20 ° C to 60 ° C Weight: 4.5g Dimensions: 14 × 14 × 21 mm (expandable to 19 × 19 mm)

Appearance

New solution for FPV flight

Following the latest advances in FPV technology, EMAX engineers pursued the goal of designing a new drone from scratch to meet the required aerodynamic properties and performance for a digital FPV system, while maintaining a flight weight of less than 250 grams. The result is the Babyhawk II HD.

Fully optimized

More than 2.5 years of development and testing in the field of simulation, coupled with the use of digital FPV systems, has been achieved the most optimal power-to-weight ratio while increasing the payload. The Babyhawk II HD is powered by four lightweight yet high-performance ECO 1404, 3700KV brushless motors that provide a 3.5-inch drone with the flight potential of a 5-inch drone, thus allowing it to easily carry an additional payload such as an action camera.

The hobby's first 3.5-inch format

Babyhawk II HD motors feature 3.5-inch AVAN Scimitar props for linear response to moving the throttle stick in an efficient package focused on flight time and controllability. The 3.5-inch size is most efficient for HD payloads with the smallest possible frame size, ultimately creating a whole new class of FPV drones

Digital FPV

TheCaddx Vista VTX paired with the Nebula Pro FPV camera. With video clarity and signal strength that rivals the DJI Air Unit, pilots will be able to fly with greater confidence, knowing that the powerful connection and image will be relevant to any flight situation.

Category up to 250 grams

Babyhawk II HD offers the user a versatile HD package with superior performance in the category of UAVs weighing up to 250 grams, thereby taking the hobby to a whole new level.

Price

FPV drone Emax Babyhawk II HD is sold by the developer both through its own resources and through various Internet trading platforms according to the following prices:

  1. PNP kit - 299.99 $
  2. BNF kit (with FrSky D8 receiver) - 299.99 $
  3. BNF kit (with TBS Crossfire Nano RX receiver) - $ 339.99

Output

Well tuned from the factory, long-playing lightweight FPV solution from a time-tested developerFPV system from Caddx, which, together with flight performance, makes the quad the best in the UAV niche up to 250 grams. Also, it will not be superfluous to note the exponential carrying capacity of the Babyhawk II HD, which allows you to retrofit the drone with various action cameras, including full-weight GoPro. However, based on field tests, it should be borne in mind that if the emphasis is on the balance between dynamic flight with acrobatic elements and maximum flight time, it would be best to refrain from installing full-weight action cameras and use lightweight versions such as GoPro NakedSMO 4K Camera. We especially recommend the novelty as an optimal long-lasting product, to everyone who is just starting to master a hobby and, at the same time, is equally demanding of the quality and reliability of the original product. That's all for us. Thank you for the attention. Good luck to all. Fly Safely!

Videos

Comprehensive review from drone racing pro Paul Nurkkala; known in racing pro as NURK FPV. Unpacking, FreeStyle flight test and flight duration test on various power supplies.

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