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Drones are relatively new machines and there is no official and standard classification of drones. We will give our best to make such categorization based on different standard.
Different kinds of drones – table:
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Types of drones by number of propellers:
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Drone with three propellers – called Tricopter – see the offer on Amazon.
Most sold model is Scorpion Tricopter.
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Drone with four propellers – called Quadrocopter
Most of the UAVs and drones are quadcopters. They can be further categorized into different types based on their size to:
- nano drones
- mini drones
- regular size drones
- large drones
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They can also be categorized by their range to:
- very close range drones
- close range drones
- short range drones
- mid-range drones
- endurance drones
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Drone with eight propellers – called Octocopter (see the offer on Amazon)
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Multicopters with six propellers or Hexacopter (see the offer on Amazon).
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Based on their equipment, drones can be categorized to:
- Drone with camera
- Drone with stabilizers
- Drone with or without GPS
- FPV birds with one FPV glasses
Of course you can combine all the features of the drones in one drone.
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