What's the difference between a fixed-wing UAV and a multi-rotor UAV?

Uavs are suitable for different uses based on different payloads and different flight distances. Choosing the right drone is especially important. The principle of multi-rotor and fixed-wing flight is different, and each has its own advantages. Then the main differences between fixed and multi-rotor wings are as follows:

With the development of electronic technology, the control of multi-rotor is relatively simple. Because it can hover, so it is suitable for many occasions, such as aerial photography, monitoring, heavy short-haul transportation and so on.

Multiple rotors rely on the lift generated by multiple rotors to balance the gravity of the vehicle, allowing the vehicle to fly, and to control the stability and attitude of the aircraft by varying the rotational speed of each rotor. As a result, a multi-rotor aircraft can hover and fly at any speed within a certain range of speeds. It's basically a high-altitude platform on which you can mount your own sensors, cameras, and even instruments like a robotic hand. Simple operation, after a simple training basic operation.

Fixed-wing UAVs mainly rely on thrust generated by propellers or turbine engines to propel the aircraft forward. The main lift comes from the relative motion of the wing and the air. Therefore, fixed-wing UAVs must have a certain airless relative speed in order to have lift and fly. Because of this principle, fixed-wing aircraft has the characteristics of fast flight speed, relative economy and large carrying capacity. Fixed-wing drones are also very useful. When the range is large and the demand is large, fixed-wing UAVs are generally selected, such as power line patrol and highway monitoring.