Inspire knock-off by Walkera

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Did DJI achieve their goal of inspiring at least one of their competitors?

Walkera's new quad for 2015. It doesn't look like the arms/landing gear retract; it appears to have tricycle landing gear and there are no pics with the arms down.

Maybe Walkera will name it the Imitate 1.

http://www.iuasinc.com/news/iuas-walker ... las-vegas/
 
that so close a copy that i wouldn't be surprised if the parts are interchangeable
 
They could have also had some staff poached.
 
Clipper707 said:
Did DJI achieve their goal of inspiring at least one of their competitors?

Walkera's new quad for 2015. It doesn't look like the arms/landing gear retract; it appears to have tricycle landing gear and there are no pics with the arms down.

Maybe Walkera will name it the Imitate 1.

http://www.iuasinc.com/news/iuas-walker ... las-vegas/
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Is that an extension cord hanging off of it?! :)
 
russianfront said:
Total knock off. Are the Chinese now copying the Chinese? Say its now so.
If Walkera is from the US (not sure) - karma is a ***** China!
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Yes, they do. By daytime their factories produce name brand products. By night, they produce the same product as a knock off. They have it covered both ways.
 
Extension cord? Do you mean the tail landing gear?

(I think that's the tail.)
 
There would seem to be a stability gain with the CG so far below the rotor(s) plane.

Not sure that would be the basis for a knock-off since the rotor arms don't [appear to] move.

Maybe the better design as it is yet to be seen as to the ruggedness of the Inspire's articulating arms.
 
N017RW said:
There would seem to be a stability gain with the CG so far below the rotor(s) plane.

Not sure that would be the basis for a knock-off since the rotor arms don't [appear to] move.

Maybe the better design as it is yet to be seen as to the ruggedness of the Inspire's articulating arms.
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Not to mention its ESCs :)
 
actually being that most of DJI's parts are made by others its sort of hard to know whos the knock off of who.
 
J.James said:
actually being that most of DJI's parts are made by others its sort of hard to know whos the knock off of who.
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Since DJI have been working on the Inspire for many months at least and are shipping them to customers and Walkera have only got a computer rendering to show at CES ... I think it's pretty obvious.
 
I get the impression that there is no such thing as a patent or copyright in China.
 
I'd like to know what the specifications are and the cost.. I like the retractable landing gear, but I feel the inspire 1 will be less likely to tip over on a landing..that's one thing I don't like about my phantom. .
 
I emailed Walkera today about the new quadcopter . They responded within a few hours. They said more details will be unveiled at CES 2115. With a release date in the first quarter of 2115..
 
i wonder if you get the Inspire style camera wobble when the camera retracts on the Walkera
 
russianfront said:
Total knock off. Are the Chinese now copying the Chinese? Say its now so.
If Walkera is from the US (not sure) - karma is a ***** China!
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Are the Chinese now copying the Chinese? Are you kidding??? Take a look at the Hubsan X4 micro quad world. I can't even count the number of total ripoffs of that quad by other Chinese companies. As a country they don't have the same copyright laws or moral standards that the West is constrained by... It's ludicrous...

-slinger
 

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