5 drones that can lift heavy weights

Have you been looking for a drone capable of lifting heavy cameras and other objects? So have we. Fortunately technology has developed to a point which drones no longer are fragile machines incapable of lifting heavier objects. If you think your heavy photographing camera can’t be carried by a drone in air, I’m happy to tell you that you are wrong. There is a drone out there capable of lifting your camera, allowing you to take the best of the very best aerial footage. Many professionals and even amateurs are already using them. Drones are not limited to GoPros (Best drones for GoPro) and other action cameras. Your Canon, your Nikon, or any other high-end photography and videography camera can be used to take the best photos and record the best videos without any hassle. But such powerful drones are not just limited to cameras, they are also capable of carrying other heavy objects. Today we bring to you five of the best heavy lifting drones in the market, up to 20kgs some of these beauties are much more powerful than you could have thought possible. Let’s have a deeper look into these powerful machines and unveil their amazing features and specifications.

*P.S. This list includes ONLY drones available on Amazon.

*Drones on this “Heavy lift drones” list can be used for photography and videography, agriculture, mapping, and many other industrial purposes due to their high durability and heavy lifting capacity. For commercial drones, check our list : Best drones for sale 2016.

DJI Matrice 100

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DJI is one of the most recognizable drone brands in the market, they are the manufacturers of the famous drone line Phantom. But they don’t stop there, DJI is a very versatile company and they aim to produce a top drone to every consumer needs. With this in mind they have produced amazing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles with a high weight carrying capacity enthusiasts looking for a drone capable of supporting their professional photography or videography camera. DJI Matrice 100 is one of these powerful drones. A fully customizable and programmable flight platform that turns your dreams into reality. Equipped with DJI’s easy-to-fly technology (present in most of their best products) and optimized for user-friendly programming thanks DJI’s own SDK software, the Matrice 100 is ready to carry any sensors, cameras, objects or other devices that you need to put in the sky.

Matrice 100 is aimed at developers in can be used for research, business, or for recreational activities, the Matrice 100 is very stable, hovering perfectly in air, flexible, and powerful. Matrice 100 as a payload of up to 3.6KGs (8 pounds). Flight time without any payload is 22 minutes, with 500g is capable of flying for 17 minutes and 1kg or more around 10 to 13 minutes. You can always add an additional battery compartment to achieve up to 40 minutes of flight time (Long flight time drones) depending on payload and flight conditions.

The Matrice 100 is highly flexible, capable of matching your flight needs, adjusting the arm angle of each of the 4 arms is quick and easy. Increase yaw torque and greater response by tilting the arms to a 3 degree angle. This flexible design will allow pilot to acquire the best angles for flying and recording, extremely useful for professional video.

Specifications	DJI Matrice 100
Maximum carry capacity:	3.6kgs
Motors:	350 rpm/V
Battery:	4500mAh battery
Maximum Flight Time:	up to 40 minutes

 

Freefly Systems ALTA 8

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Second heavy lift drone comes from Freefly Systems, a high-end drone manufacturer. They have designed and built a dependable, innovative, intelligent and agile octocopters capable of great things, you won’t find anything closer to an aerial dolly! First of all it is one of the most foldable, easier to carry drones out there in the high-end market. ALTA 8 folds to 50% of its operating size. Yes you read it well, all the arms and propellers can be folded inside, thus making ALTA 8 the most packable drone in its class. If you are seeking a drone to easily carry around long distances (Best long range drones), either for your photography and videography projects or to carry other objects beside cameras, ALTA 8 is perfect for your needs. Easily fit it into a backpack and place it back together with no hassle. ALTA 8 is capable of carrying up to 18kgs (40 pounds) in weight, just how amazing is that?!! Suitable for any professional camera, other devices or even heavy objects.

But ALTA 8 doesn’t stop here, its innovation keeps on surprising. As we said previously, ALTA 8 is particularly aimed at photographers and video makers travelling long distances and are in the need for easily foldable drone which can fit a backpack. But in terms of camera position what new aspects does it come with? Well, ALTA is the first multi-rotor to capable of carrying a camera on the top of the airframe. Explore a completely new world of filmmaking and photographing possibilities with SkyView technology. Pilot is able to command up to a 45 degree angle. This allows smooth, precise, and dynamic control of camera movement.., Sky views, ground views, everything will be made easy and professional with ALTA 8. One feature that any pilot will find very useful on this drone is the precise positioning, by using the latest in GPS technology and fusing that data with Freefly’s IMU and Barometer, ALTA 8 is able to hold position even in very difficult weather conditions. The SYNAPSE flight controller takes readings from accelerometers, barometer, and GPS and fuses them together to create a high-bandwidth height control flight mode. Basically, in other words, ALTA 8 is your dolly in the sky! Other features include Return-to-Home (drone automatically returns to where began flight) and Autolanding (drone lands by itself). ALTA 8 flight time is 10 minutes with a 6kg (15 pounds) payload.

Specifications	Freefly Systems ALTA 8
Maximum carry capacity:	18kgs
Motors:	Direct Drive 3-Phase PMAC Outrunner 6300 RPM
Battery:	6S / 22.2V
Maximum Flight Time:	10 minutes

 

Az 4K UHD Green Bee

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Do you own a 4K UHD camera or are considering buying one? Do you wish to record aerial footage at 4K resolution? Look no further! We at DronesGlobe have found the best heavy lifting powerful drone for you to carry your 4K camera. We are talking about the Az 4K UHD camera drone green bee, manufactured by Azcreative. This drone has a very strong guild, highly resistant. The large frame is made from two of the strongest materials available in the market: carbon fiber and duralumin. If you think all of this durability means Az 4K UHD is difficult to carry, I have got good news for you, for both mobility and storage, the foldable arms were applied, therefore it will be easy to carry around with you. With the 4K camera and gimbal, the drone’s stability improved 30% more than the original design by integrating a better centre of mass, this low centre of gravity, makes it the ideal drone to carry big 4K cameras while still allowing the drone to be easy to control.

As you might know some of the 4K cameras can be very big and heavy, therefore Az 4K powerful four motors, even though a quadcopter, is capable of carrying up to 20KG payload (44 pounds)! You can attach pretty much any device you want to this drone because it will surely be able to lift it. Its flight time depends on the payload and flight conditions, but expect a maximum of 20 minutes of flight time.

Specifications	Az 4K UHD Green Bee
Maximum carry capacity:	20kgs
Maximum Flight Time:	20 minutes

 

DJI Matrice 600

Yet again another amazing product by DJI, after the success of Matrice 100 they have redesigned their old model and manufactured a brand new heavy lifting drone. Remember that DJI is one of the most renowned drone manufacturers, their brand is synonym of high quality and innovation. The Matrice 600 is DJI’s new drone aimed at professional aerial photography and industrial applications. It is built to be compatible to a wide host of powerful DJI technologies such as the A3 flight controller, the Lightbridge 2 transmission system, intelligent batteries, battery management system, boosting its maximum performance. Matrice 600 modular design is very easy to assemble. It has dust proof propulsion systems and actively cooled motors, ensuring that Matrice 600 will operate effectively without any problems despite the conditions in which is being used. Matrice 600 uses sine-wave driven, intelligent ESCs to ensure it performs accurately, safely and efficiently while A3’s self-adaptive flight systems adjust flight parameters automatically based on different payloads. DJI Matrice 600 maximum carrying weight is 8kg, 2 more kilograms than its predecessor.

On top of all this astonishing modern technology DJI Matrice 600 integrates a Zenmuse camera amd gimbal, but also are compatible with Ronin-MX gimbal and a range of other professional cameras from Micro Four Thirds systems to the famous RED Epic. You can attach practically any professional camera and gimbal to Matrice 600, thus making it the ideal camera drone for professional purposes together with the best and most recent UAV technology. If you are wondering about DJI Matrice 600 control range you will be amazed by it, Matrice is capable of flying as far as 5km depending on flight conditions.

As we mentioned previously, DJI Matrice 600 is compatible with Lightbridge 2 software, if you are a professional photographer or/and filmmaker you will be very pleased. DJI Lightbridge 2 has been designed from the ground up to meet the requirements of professional broadcasting, offering high frame rates and High Definition live streaming (First Person View). USB, mini-HDMI and 3G-SDI ports support video output at up to 1080p/60fps or a broadcast standard output of 720p/59.94fps and 1080i/50fps. Matrice also the DJI GO app and the brand new DJI Assistant 2. Get flight data such as live HD view, battery status, redundancy status, transmission strength and much more, right from DJI’s GO app. DJI GO is also the control centre for the camera, giving access to shutter speed, ISO, photo or video capture on any Zenmuse X series camera and remote focus and aperture on the Zenmuse X5 and X5R cameras. The brand new DJI Assistant 2 supports firmware updates and the new Ground Station, and comes with a built-in flight simulator.

 

Specifications	DJI Matrice 600
Maximum carry capacity:	8kg
Motors:	DJI 6010
Battery:	6000 mAh 2S LiPo

 

DJI Spreading Wings S900

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Our fifth best heavy lift drone on this list is also from DJI, as you can see they indeed are one of the most active and innovative companies in the drone market. Spreading Wings S900 is a hexacopter made from sturdy carbon fiber, a durable and lightweight material enabling a very high flight time (proved 72 hours without any payload and connected to external power without sacrificing performance. Check this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2M3mGB3KJA). These strong arms can be easily folded making it a perfect drone to take anywhere. The landing gear is also easily folded. It can be put back in place and start flying in just 5 minutes, it’s that easy! Able to carry up to 8.2kg in weight and flying for 18 minutes (depending on payload and flight conditions). The S900’s gimbal bracket is separated from the main frame by specifically designed dampers. This significantly reduces high-frequency vibrations and makes shots clearer and sharper, ideal for professional photographers and filmmakers.

Much like Matrice 600, DJI Spreading Wings S900 is also compatible with Zenmuse camera and gimbals and of course the A2 & WooKong-M flight controller as well as DJI Lightbridge software. All of the best for you get the most of your aerial footage. The Zenmuse gimbal allows a wide range of shooting angles controlled remotely from your remote controller. Spreading Wings S900 is one of the most affordable drones aimed at professional camera usage. Very simple to use, easy to carry and assemble.

Specifications	DJI S900
Maximum carry capacity:	8.2kgs
Motors:	400rpm/V
Battery:	6S LiPo 10000mAh-15000mAh
Maximum Flight Time:	18 minutes

What did you think of the heavy lifting drones in our list? Did you think possible that UAVs would already be able to carry so much weight? If this is your first time diving into professional aerial photography and videography you probably didn’t know that you could take your favourite camera to the sky! You are not limited to action cameras such as the GoPro, practically any camera you may think of can be adapted and carried on one of these sky monsters! Let us know on the comment section below if you own or are considering buying one of these powerful aerial machines. As always we at DronesGlobe are always happy to read your opinion! Happy flying!

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