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  • IF800 Tomcat Advantage
  • Mission Focused
  • Product Category Definition
  • Medium Lift Aircraft Comparison
  • Payload Configuration
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  3. IF800 TOMCAT
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Competitor Analysis

IF800 Tomcat Competitor Analysis

IF800 Tomcat Advantage

PORTABLE | DEPLOYABLE | DEPENDABLE

The IF800 Tomcat is a major leap forward for the commercial drone industry. With 250% more flight time & 50% more lift than its predecessor, and specs exceeding category- leading competition, the IF800 is Inspired Flight’s best system yet.

Mission Focused

The most capable tool in your arsenal.

Integrated with industry-leading sensors for:

  • Energy

  • Public Safety

  • Geospatial

  • Construction

Product Category Definition

The product category that the IF800 Tomcat specifically competes in can be defined as follows:

  1. Data Acquisition

  • EO and/or IR inspection

  • Photogrammetry

  • LiDAR

  1. Medium Lift

  • Can carry At least 3kg (6.6 lbs) of non-standard payload.

  • DoD Group 1 UAS Classification.

  • Less than 20lbs (9.07 kg) Gross Takeoff Weight with 2kg max payload.

  1. Medium Transport Size

  • Fits into the average car trunk.

  • Single person transportable / operable.

  • Can be brought on a plane - batteries not commercial airline transportable.

Medium Lift Aircraft Comparison

AIRCRAFT
IF750
IF800
DJI M300
FREEFLY ASTRO
SONY AIRPEAK

FLIGHT TIME (Full Range)

20-25 MINS

30-56 MINS

31-55 MINS

25-37 MIN

12-22 MIN

US-MADE

YES

YES

NO

YES

NO

BLUE UAS APPROVED

YES

YES

NO

YES

NO

PAYLOAD CAPACTIY

2 KG

3 KG

2.7 KG

1.5 KG

2.5 KG

RTK/PPK OPTIONS

NO

YES

YES

YES

YES

OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE

NO

NO

YES

NO

YES

OPERATING SYSTEM

PX4 & QGC

ARDU PILOT & INSPIRED GROUND CONTROL

DJI

PX4 & AUTERION MISSION CONTROL

AIRPEAK FLIGHT APP ANDRIOD

GIMBALLED CAMERA UPWARD FOV

NA

60 DEG

30 DEG

30 DEG

30 DEG

UGCS COMPATIBLE

NO

YES

YES

YES

YES

IO & SDK AVALIBLE

NO

YES

YES

YES

YES

DIAGONAL WHEELBASE

750mm

935mm

895mm

917mm

647mm

Payload Configuration

Workswell WIRIS Enterprise
DJI Zenmuse H20T

1500m Laser Range Finder

1200m Laser Range Finder

Radiometric 640 x 512 IR with 1280 x 1024 super resolution mode

Radiometric 640 x 512 IR

Full HD 30x Optical Zoom

Full HD 23x Optical Zoom, 200x digital zoom

16MPX Wide angle sensor

12MPX Wide angle sensor

Sony A7R iv
DJI Zenmuse P1

61 MP Full-Frame Sensor

45 MP Full-frame Sensor

Geotagging written directly to image

Geotagging written directly to image

RTK & PPK Options

RTK & PPK Options

Rolling Shutter

Global Shutter

LiDAR

The IF800 Tomcat offers an extensive range of compatible LiDAR solutions under 3kg. Embrace the freedom to choose the LiDAR option that best suits your engineering requirements and harness the true potential of the IF800 Tomcat's capabilities.

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