DJI Phantom 4 RTK vs. WingtraOne
DJI is a Chinese tech giant dominating the consumer drone market. The Phantom 4 RTK multicopter is their answer to the professional mapping drone segment. Wingtra is a Swiss-based professional drone company that is focused solely on its high-accuracy survey and mapping drone WingtraOne. Here is your summary followed by the ultimate long-read comparison of the drones.
The summary: Multirotor vs. VTOL
Although they are both marketed as survey and mapping drones, WingtraOne and Phantom 4 RTK have little in common. As a VTOL drone, the WingtraOne is a hybrid between a fixed-wing and a multirotor. It lifts off and lands vertically, but for flight it transitions into a fixed-wing mode. Phantom 4 RTK is a typical multirotor, which behaves in the air like a helicopter. Because of this fundamental difference, WingtraOne delivers much broader coverage required by the majority of mapping projects, while multirotors like Phantom 4 RTK can only cover limited areas.
In fact, according to our test flights for coverage, on a full battery, WingtraOne can cover almost 14 times more than Phantom 4 RTK at the same 1.2 cm (0.5 in)/px GSD. Phantom 4 RTK covered 8 ha (20 ac) and the WingtraOne covered 110 ha (272 ac) in one flight.
Fight coverage at 1.2 cm (0.5 in)/px GSD
WingtraOne + Sony
RX1R II
Coverage: 110 ha (272 ac)
Altitude: 93 m (305 ft)
eBee X + Aeria / Delair UX11
Coverage: 70 ha (173 ac)
Altitude: 57 m (187 ft)
DJI Phantom 4 RTK
Coverage: 8 ha (20 ac)
Altitude: 44 m (144 ft)
