We tried the Eachine Falcon 180 for the first time today, the smaller green colored brother of the Falcon 250. On paper they both pack the same heat and we have an exclusive preview of this up and coming release.
A quick video of our first flight and overall look of the quad.
Eachine Falcon 180 vs 250
It is almost the same in terms of specs, even the tilt motor mounts are the same, just green and crammed into a smaller frame, it’s a tight fit but still leaves everything but the USB port easily accessible., that is awkwardly blocked by the FPV transmitter and some ESC wires.
We were told it is planned to have multiple versions a CC3D, NAZE32 and possibly a third version available.
The Rear Falcon 180 Light Bar
The differences are in frame design, it adopts a bit of the Assassin type light coding into the back light bar and takes it to the next level with a removable pin mount.
The main frame is refined further and is a single thick carbon fiber frame that houses the motors ESC’s and legs. One plate underneath houses all the electrics and the top plate is just to hold the camera and keep the battery locked in position.
The blades are tightly spaced and have about 7mm between each blade, no space for any larger props.
A 3 Cell battery is included, but we think you can squeeze a 4 cell in the frame, it would be a tight fit tho.
The chrome legs are single screwed to the rotor arms and provide the height needed to keep light bar clearance. When flying without the lightbar you can remove the legs for a more slim setup
Flight
We didn’t push it too far initially, or program any of the part of the setup, we ran it from stock on the 3S battery that was included. It’s zippy but didn’t accelerate anywhere near the Falcon 250 rates, tho this is likely due to it’s low rate stock tuning and 3S battery. We will take it out for a further flight with some more powerful batteries and after hooking it up to open pilot.
What included
The usual RTF version includes all onboard electrics, transmitter, battery and charger. Similar to the predecessors we are expecting it to come in a BNF and an FPV version with the goggles, but this is not confirmed or denied by the Eachine team.
Overall thoughts
It is good to see the move away from a proprietary battery (like the Assasin and its plastic frame) and back to a more standardized frame and battery. Eachine were founded on price busting the competition and like its predecessors I assume it is aiming at a price point advantage. I am are expecting it to be less than the 250 or similarly priced.
We do have it here, so message us if you want anything tested, I’ve been given permission to post this before the release but do keep in mind tho the final version may vary slightly from what you see here.
When it arrives it will be available from our Eachine Falcon section.
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