The Hawkeye is the worlds first truly portable aerial photography system. Designed by world famous kite designer Joel Scholz, The Hawkeye is unmatched for it's durability, portability, payload capacity and ease of use. Hawkeyes are currently being flown worldwide by Hobbiest and Professionals alike.
The HawkEye Portable Aerial Photography Platform has unlimited uses. Besides sheer fun and entertaiment, now you can take aerial photos of landmarks, real estate properties, sporting events, archeological remains, storm damage or beautiful scenery. And you are not limited to just photos. The HawkEye will also take aerial movies as seen below in the Morning Flight video. Best of all, you never have to worry about the loss of your camera due to hard crashes. The HawkEye will gently land your equipment even without user radio input.
Click on the links below to read in depth reviews of the Hawkeye in Fly RC Magazine and Ezone
The Hawkeye fuselage is made from EPP Foam. The same foam used to make car bumbers. It is reinforced with 5 ply aircraft grade birch plywood to make an almost indestructible Platform. A strong graphite frame and lightweight universal aluminum camera mount allows multiple camera types to be used. It is capable of taking off ground (ROG) or can be hand launch when flying in close quarter situations.
The Hawkeye is completely portable. It can be carried in a briefcase (as shown in photo at left) or a carry-on suitcase. This allows for easy travel or it can be kept in the car for those unexpected photo opportunities that might arise
The Hawkeye camera mount bracket is made from aluminum with nylon attachment screws. It is capable of accepting most point and shoot digital cameras and has a foam covered inner bracket which the camera rests upon (foam covering not shown). It has tilt capability and can be mounted on the HawkEye to take pictures from the side, pointing straight ahead, or vertically straight down.
To read the online thread about the HawkEye at eZone magazine, click here to open it in a separate window.
92 inches
2200 square inches
3.7 ounces with a 6 oz. payload
EPP Foam, Graphite, Birch Plywood
Aluminum, Laser Cut Rip-Stop Nylon
0 to 10 miles per hour/ 0 to 15 with variable CG option
15 - 20 minutes
Brushless Electric Motor
High Tech Lithium Batteries
5 to 6 channel
4 to 10 oz. stock / 18+ oz. with
variable CG option
HawkEye Variations:
The HawkEye is available in 3 sail variations, The Raptor 18 panel version (pictured at left), Spectrum 8 panel version, and the economical Element version. The Raptor, Spectrum and Element versions are shown on the Hawkeye order page
The standard fuselage is part of any kit purchased.
The standard fuselage (below left) has a camera mount bracket with tilt control that can be aimed forward, angled to the side or sidewards, or vertically. The fuselage has an opening in the center that allows for vertical/ straight down picture taking. It is suitable for most point and shoot cameras.
"Ready To Fly" Fuselage shown above with optional adjustable center of gravity conversion kit..
"Almost Ready To Fly" Fuselage with camera bracket mounted so that camera points forward and downward.
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