YANGDA Sky Whale Max Electric is a purely electric heavy-lift VTOL drone designed for LiDAR mapping, long-distance cargo delivery, transport, and security surveillance. It has four lift motors and two fixed-wing motors, enabling it to take off vertically like a quadcopter. Upon reaching a certain altitude, the drone transitions to horizontal flight as a push-prop fixed-wing aircraft.

Heavy-Lift and Long-Endurance 
Sky Whale Max Electric VTOL drone can fly for 4 hours with 2kg payload, 2 hours with 15kg payload.

Separate Camera Bin
Sky Whale Max Electric UAV comes with a separate bin for gimbal camera installation, allowing it to search for targets through an onboard camera when carrying a heavy payload.

Weatherproof
Due to its anti-water design on the fuselage, the Sky Whale Max Electric VTOL drone is weatherproof and can reach an IP55 rating. In this case, the waterproof VTOL aircraft can carry out urgent missions on rainy days, like search and rescue.  

Fast Deploy
The fixed-wing UAV is adapting the most advanced quick-detach technology on both airframe and cable connector, making assembly and disassembly becomes super easy.

No Piloting Skills Needed
The LAUNCH ground control software that Sky Whale Max Electric VTOL drone uses is developed for beginners, so a pilot without any flight experience can fly the drone well. 

Working Day and Night
Sky Whale Max Electric VTOL can be easily identified in the air with onboard aviation lights, especially at night.

Built-In TOF Landing Assistance
The landing is gentle and safe with one range detection radar device.

Satellite Communication (optional)
YANGDA supports two satellite communication options: entry-level and Starlink. Entry-level SatCom provides basic telemetry and drone control, while Starlink enables full communication—accurate telemetry, responsive control, and real-time video streaming, enabling uninterrupted missions even in remote or disconnected areas.

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.

Compass Calibration-Free (differential GPS)
The pilot does not need to do compass calibration on the Sky Whale Max Electric 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.

Smart Battery System, Multi-Layer Protection
The Sky Whale Max Electric is highly compatible with XTurbo Intelligent Battery that features Smart Return Home (SRTH) function. Unlike traditional return-to-home procedures triggered by low battery voltage, SRTH uses AI algorithms to predict remaining battery capacity based on power consumption patterns and the drone’s distance from home. This enables precise and timely return-to-home actions before battery depletion, helping prevent sudden or unsafe landings.  >>Learn more about SRTH

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 Max Electric VTOL Fixed-Wing Airframe
4 x Lift Motor
4 x 200A ESC for Lift Motor
2 x 30-inch CF Propeller CW&CCW
2 x Fixed-Wing Motor
2 x 130A ESC for Fixed-Wing Motor
1 x 22-inch Wood Propeller CW&CCW for Fixed-Wing Motor
4 x Servo
1 x CAN Air Speedometer
1 x Power Module for Flight Controller
1 x Pixhawk Cube Orange+ Flight Controller & Differential GPS
1 x TOF
1 x Futaba T6K V3S Radio Controller
1 x Assembly and Flight Test Service
2 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 Fold GCS Collapsible 15.6inch dual-touchscreen ground control station for drone mission planning, flight control and payloads control