A4 paper-size foldable drone to hit Chinese market: Report

BEIJING: China's first consumer four-wing drone which has variable structure and can be folded like paper will soon be released in Beijing.

Li Xiaoyu, CEO of AheadX said that the market of consumer drones in the next five years would reach $67.3 billion, and the competition in this circle would be very fierce.

The design of the 'Transdrone A4' is different from the traditional drones, and has a size of 288 by 204 by 71 mm after being folded, state-run People's Daily reported.

It is known that the body structure of the drone, especially a variable structure, is the major difficulty to the consumer drone at present stage.

After overcoming many difficulties, the R&D team of AheadX successfully made a new drone, controlling its size after being folded as small as a piece of A4 paper, which is the origin of the product model.

Any ordinary backpack can be its containing box, and the weight of only 1,500 grams allows its host to easily make a journey without delay, the report said.

Equipped with automatic anti-jamming controller, Transdrone A4 is able to fly safely in extreme conditions.

Moreover, professional cameras can be installed on Transdrone A4 readily, which can be connected with mobile phones through WiFi, for real-time transmission of high quality images, real-time monitoring of aircraft condition, intelligent course orientation and change, the report said.