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The Baby Octocopter - Storm Drone 8 Ready to Fly Edition
Most multi-rotors on the market are Quads and Hexs, why is that? There are many reasons, Quads and Hexs have their advantage, such as Efficiency, Cost or Portability, that's why you don't see many Octocopter out there, either they are too big, too expensive or difficult to build, there are almost no "hobby grade" Octocopter in RTF package. Luckily, STORM is a bunch of interesting people and they decided to let others to get a taste of Octocopter the easy way - the result is the Storm Drone 8 GPS Flying Platform.
Have you heard about the "Jello Effect"? Storm Drone 8 is a Jello Eater!
"Jello Effect" means the high frequency vibration occurred in the video, things are wobbling, this is a common problem for aerial filming, for solution you'll need a drone that has less vibration as possible (which is VERY hard to eliminate all vibration, we'll explain it later), and then add some rubber ball damper between the camera and the drone to isolate the vibration, which should give you a stable video. However, it's very hard to have a drone with zero vibration, why is that? You see when propellers spin, they will generate vibration, no matter how good it was made or how good the balance, the vibration will increase according to the speed of the motor, this will generate Jello Effect on the video, the bigger the propeller the heavier the Jello Effect. For the Storm Drone 8, we find that it delivers a VERY smooth video like no other drones, even with NO Jello Killer on it, why is that? The secret lies on the propulsion system, small 6045 propellers and high RPM motors, and there are Eight of them, high RPM motors and light weight propellers generate less vibration then big rotors, and they cleverly cancel each other out, resulting an extremely smooth, vibration free aerial platform.
It's one of a kind
The Storm Drone 8 is a rare breed, it's a 400 class (actually 410mm) Octocopter, just a bit bigger than the DJI Phantom, and it has Eight Rotors!! You can take the Storm Drone 8 out there and start flying easily, one man operation, put it in the truck, even in the front seats of your car, no problem. Usually Octocopter are big, customized, used for heavy lifting and project oriented with a specific purpose, on the other hand, the Storm Drone 8 is a casual drone, it's made for fun flying for everyone.
Installed with NAZA V2 GPS system (same with the DJI Phantom series) which is very easy to fly with the same safety and smart features such as Auto Hovering, Fail-Safe Return Home... etc. it's SUPER stable in mid-air even in windy condition, you can use it for Aerial Filming (* Gimbal and FPV package sold separately), but we find that the Storm Drone 8 biggest fun is the handling, it follows your input instantly, very direct, this is something we did not expect on a Octocopter but it does, it flies like a racing drone which is great for park flying! Looking into it, there are eight Storm 2204 1800kv motors which are very high RPM, working with 6045 propellers and created a high refresh rate for each rotor, this is the reason why the Storm Drone 8 so stable, high refresh rate also gives you excellent maneuverability and it helps to cancel out the Jello Effect on the video, that means you can skip the gimbal and put a GoPro on the drone directly, lighter weight, longer flight time and better flight performance!
Good on the outside, great on the inside!
In another point of view, the Storm Drone 8 is a bargain as well, you see for the price you'll get a nicely built fully assembled Octocopter which you can enjoy it right the way, actually inside the drone is the expensive DJI NAZA V2 GPS system and RadioLink AT9 9-Channel radio system, which you can re-use them on another drone in the future, these components are not cheap to buy separately, this is another big plus for getting Storm Drone 8.