To overcome the limited flight endurance and range of electric VTOL drones, the YANGDA Sky Whale Hybrid has been upgraded with both battery and petrol power, along with a lighter fuselage — enabling up to 6-10 hours of flight time and up to 10 kg payload delivery. It’s ideal for users seeking top VTOL performance in both efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

Long Flight Time
Supporting both electric and petrol power (with optional B2G70 or DLA64 engines), the Sky Whale Hybrid delivers a 6-10 hours flight endurance, making it optimized for long-range transport. 

Compact and Civilian-Friendly Design
With a 4000mm wingspan and a MTOW of 40 kg, Sky Whale Hybrid offers a compact, manageable and flexible platform ideal for civilian applications. >> explore larger MTOW

Fast Deploy
The Sky Whale Hybrid deploys the most advanced quick-detach technology on both airframe and cable connector, achieving a hassle-free assembly and disassembly within 5 minutes.

Weatherproof
Due to its anti-water design on the fuselage, the Sky Whale Hybrid is weatherproof and can reach an IP54 rating. In this case, the waterproof VTOL aircraft can carry out urgent missions on rainy days, like search and rescue.  

No Piloting Skills Needed
Compatible with ground control system developed by YANGDA, the Sky Whale Hybrid requires only basic operation skills, particularly friendly to drone beginners. Click HERE to learn more. 

Working Day and Night
Designed with navigation lights onboard, the Sky Whale Hybrid can be easily identified in the air even at nights, providing all-day service for industry surveying, monitoring and patrolling.

Built-in TOF Landing Assistance
Equipped with built-in Time-of-Flight (ToF) assistance, the Sky Whale Hybrid outperforms in vertical landing, taking off and low-altitude flight.

Onboard ADS-B (optional)
Enhance your drone operations with cutting-edge ADS-B technology! Receive real-time aircraft data, including latitude, longitude, altitude, and more, from the airspace above, while transmitting your drone's own live position. Stay aware, fly smart, and ensure safer skies.

Satcom Ready (optional)
Even when ground networks fail, satcom keeps the drone online. In remote or emergency scenarios, critical commands can still be sent and executed via satellite link, ensuring reliable control when it matters most.

Compass Calibration-Free (differential GPS)
The pilot does not need to do compass calibration on the Sky Whale Max VTOL UAV, saving lots of time in emergency tasks. Furthermore, the fixed-wing VTOL won't get affected by surrounding electromagnetic interference (EMI) anymore since the compass is replaced by DGPS, significantly improving the VTOL flight stability in the air.

Fly by Camera (optional)
This surveillance VTOL can follow and monitor a stationary or moving target of interest along a routine patrol route if the onboard drone zoom camera tracks it. Additionally, the target's coordinates can be copied and shared with the command center. Once the monitoring is complete, the VTOL drone can return to its original patrol route.

Monitor Target Movement Status on GCS (optional)
The pilot can use the LAUNCH GCS to monitor the target's movement status, such as real-time updated GPS coordinates, the distance between the target and the drone, as well as the distance between the target and the HOME position.

Follow Me Feature (optional)
Sometimes, the flight platform, such as a boat or a vehicle, needs to move after the drone takes off to complete a mission. In this scenario, the drone must be capable of following the moving flight platform and landing once the task is completed. This feature is very useful when the VTOL drone is conducting a surveillance or monitoring mission on the sea.

Live View & Control In Command Center (optional)
Even far from the flight site, operators in the command center can remotely preview live video streaming from the drone camera and control the drone gimbal camera simultaneously, making it particularly ideal for surveillance, inspection, and disaster response that require strategic planning and coordinated efforts.

Size and Packing Dimension

What is Included

1 x YANGDA Sky Whale VTOL Fixed-Wing Airframe
4 x Lift Motor
4 x ESC for Lift Motor
2 x Rotor Propeller CW
2 x Rotor Propeller CCW
1 x Fixed Wing Propeller
1 x DGPS
4 x Servo
1 x CAN Air Speedometer
1 x Power Module For Flight Controller
1 x CUAV X7 Pro Flight Controller
1 x TOF
1 x Futaba T6K Aadio Controller
1 x Lide B2G70 EFI Engine
1 x 15L Fuel Tank
2 x 13S 8000mAh for Rotors
1 x 6S 8000mAh for Avionics
1 x Assembly and Flight Test Service
1 x Aviation box
1 x LAUNCH Ground Control Software

Optional Payloads

Sky Eye-U30 daylight zoom camera Lightweight 2-axis gimbal with 30X optical zoom camera and object tracking	Storm Eye-40IE EO/IR gimbal camera Lightweight 3-axis gimbal with 40X optical zoom camera and thermal sensor, and object tracking	Storm Eye-30IE-M EO/IR gimbal camera 3KM Laser Rangefinder EO/IR camera with AI Auto-Identify, target tracking and GPS coordinate	Storm Eye-30IE-M50 EO/IR gimbal camera 3KM Laser Rangefinder EO/IR camera with AI Auto-Identify, target tracking and GPS coordinate

Optional Video & Data Link

Videopass-N30  30KM transmission range, video and telemetry in one, two frequencies, ultra-low latency	Videopass-N60 60KM transmission range, video and telemetry in one, two frequencies, ultra-low latency	Videopass-N150 150KM transmission range, video and telemetry in one, two frequencies, ultra-low latency	Shadow auto antenna tracker Follow the drone to extend the transmission range

Optional Ground Control Station

		ROCK-II ground control station Rugged 17.3 inch dual-screen ground control station for drone mission planning and flight control, and payloads control

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