Maybe you know DJI Phantom 4 pro or Mavic, but do you remember the first member of Phantoms? DJI Phantom 1 is an old and classic quadcopter in the DJI quadcopter family, it published in 2013, it is the first one of Phantom drone. I think most newbies of drone hobby don’t know this Phantom 1, and we are hard to find some information about it, so I will post some simple information about DJI Phantom 1.
DJI Phantom 1 is a quadcopter for shooting, and with a 2700mAh 3S lipo, it can finished a beautiful video and flight show. Though it is not famous like other Phantoms, but it is still a classic. Phantom 1 can fly in the temperature -10°C ~ 50°C, so you can fly your DJI Phantom 1 in the most seasons and Areas. Either in Alaska or in the Florida, Summer or Winter, you will have a good flight time. The Phantom 1 take off weight only 1200g, so when you choose a battery for your Phantom 1, you should consider your lipo battery’s weight, it will affect your drone’s flight time, Tattu 2700mAh 3S lipo is a good choice; and the Phantom 1 Max Ascent / Descent Speed is 6m/s, Max Flight Velocity is 10m/s, they are all very fast, you can spend very short time to get to very high and far away place, but the remote control’s communication distance is 1000m, so you should control your drone’s flight distance. There are some DJI Phantom 1 basic parameters, we can know more about Phantom 1 from these.
Phantom 1 Basic Parameters
| Operating Temperature | -10°C ~ 50°C |
| Power Consumption | 3.12W |
| Take-off Weight | <1200g |
| Hovering Accuracy (GPS Mode) | Vertical: 0.8m |
| Horizontal | 2.5m |
| Max Yaw Angular Velocity | 200°/s |
| Max Tilt Angle | 45° |
| Max Ascent / Descent Speed | 6m/s |
| Max Flight Velocity | 10m/s |
| Diagonal distance (motor center to motor center) | 350mm |
| Phantom Prop Guard Weight(Single) | 18.7g |
| Size(Single) | Angle(155.0°) Radius(112.32mm) |
| Whole Size with Four Prop Guards | 575.5mm |
Phantom 1 lipo battery and Charger
| Charger AC Input | 100-240V |
| Charge Current | 1A/2A/3A |
| Current Drain for Balancing | 200mA |
| Power | 20W |
| Battery Type | LiPo battery |
At last, I will give you some advice about how to choose the DJI Phantom 1 lipo battery. Because Phantom 1 take off weight only 1200g, so you shouldn’t choose too high capacity lipo battery, it will be too heavy, I advise you can buy lipo battery from DJI official or Tattu 2700mAh 3S lipo, because DJI Phantom 1’s lipo battery are offered by Gens Tattu in the early, and you will hard to find DJI Phantom 1 and DJI Phantom 1 lipo battery now. I hope my advice will give you who has bought DJI Phantom 1 some helps.
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