The drone that makes night day.

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The drone that makes night day.



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The largest aerial illumination system.


And if I were to tell you that there is now a drone capable of illuminating an area larger than two soccer fields, it's so much intensity that there will be many people saying they were almost abducted by a UFO this is no exaggeration.


The Flying Sun Thousand from Free Fly Systems is an aerial lighting system so powerful it looks like it came straight out of an alien invasion movie, equipped with 288 LEDs and attached to the powerful Aura X drone it redefines the concept of an aerial flashlight.




For specific jobs.


The Aura X a heavy-lift quadcopter with folding propellers and vibration dampening system can lift up to 15 kg and fly for up to 50 minutes depending on the load, in the case of this package that makes it the Flying Sun Thousand receives four LED panels, each with 72 lights strategically positioned on the propeller arms totaling 288 with 300,000 lumens of combined power, that is equivalent to the brightness of more than 2,000 household light bulbs.


Evidently so much light consumes a lot of energy the system can operate from 5 to 10 minutes only with the drone battery, but also includes a tethered cable for external feedback via electric vehicle generator or other portable power source, so it can operate for long periods critical emissions such as rescue or night recordings.



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Multiplex Advantages


The great advantage is the optimization of the illumination according to the altitude at 96 m altitude it covers more than 12,000 m², but with less intensity and at only 30 m the illuminated area is smaller, but with a light power 10 times stronger, all this can be adjusted in minutes by a single person making the system extremely practical and functional.


The Flying Sun was designed for professional and governmental use in emergency operations, night works, security, film productions and even to provoke a mini heart attack in someone after simulating an abduction.


Free Fly also offers a more modest version the Flying Sun 500 with a reduced but still impressive price tag, with prices between $50,000 and $60,000 it is clear that this is not an affordable technology for the common consumer, but it is a clear and intense look into the future.



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