AUTC UAV
AUTC UAVs are Chinese UAVs developed by Tianjin Aurora UAV Technology Co., Ltd. (AUTC, 天津曙光敬业科技有限公司). As of 2013, a total of four have been publicized.
A1
A1 UAV is an unmanned helicopter of conventional layout, and along with its larger cousin A2, it has been deployed for aerial cinematography mission by China Central Television and Survivor: China of CBS. Specification:[1]
- Length: 1.15 m
- Height: 0.5 m
- Main rotor diameter: 1.84 m
- Tail rotor diameter: 0.258 m
- Ceiling: 4 km
- Empty weight: 6 kg
- Max takeoff weight: 10.2 kg
- Payload: 3.5 kg
- Power plant: 26 cc gasoline
- Fuel capacity: 0.7 L
- Endurance: 20 min
A2
A1 UAV is an unmanned helicopter of conventional layout, and along with its smaller cousin A1, it has been deployed for aerial cinematography mission by China Central Television and Survivor: China of CBS. Specification:[2]
- Length: 1.626 m
- Height: 0.606 m
- Main rotor diameter: 2.1 m
- Tail rotor diameter: 0.258 m
- Ceiling: 6 km
- Empty weight: 16.2 kg
- Max takeoff weight: 30.7 kg
- Payload: 10 kg
- Power plant: JetCat
- Fuel capacity: 4.5 L
- Endurance: 30 min
Fixed-wing UAV 1
A total of two models of UAV developed by Aurora have been publicized, both are conventional layout with tricycle landing gear system. Both UAVs are also powered by a two-blade propeller driven by a pusher engine mounted behind the wing.[3] Aurora Fixed-wing UAV 1 (Shu-Guang Gu-Ding-Yi Wu-Ren-Ji 1, 曙光固定翼无人机1) has a twin-tail configuration and rectangular fuselage. Specification:[4]
- Length: 2 m
- Wingspan: 2.4 m
- Height: 0.7 m
- Endurance: 3 hr
- Cruise speed: 100 – 120 km/hr
- Ceiling: 4 km
- Payload: 10 kg
- Max takeoff weight: 20 kg
- Landing & take off distance: 30 – 50 m
- Max wind scale allowed for operation: 6
- Power plant: 50 cc gasoline
Fixed-wing UAV 2
Aurora Fixed-wing UAV 2 (Shu-Guang Gu-Ding-Yi Wu-Ren-Ji 2, 曙光固定翼无人机2) has a T-tail configuration and cylindrical fuselage. Specification:[5]
- Length: 2 m
- Wingspan: 3 m
- Height: 0.8 m
- Endurance: 3 hr
- Cruise speed: 100 – 120 km/hr
- Ceiling: 4 km
- Payload: 7 kg
- Max takeoff weight: 20 kg
- Landing & take off distance: 30 – 50 m
- Max wind scale allowed for operation: 6
- Power plant: 56 cc gasoline
Unmanned blimp
In addition to rotary and fixed wing aircraft, AUTC also developed unmanned blimps for a variety missions. In comparison to fixed and rotary aircraft, unmanned blimp has the advantage of much lower operational cost and can hover in a designated spot for over long period of time. AUTC unmanned blimps have been deployed for aerial photography missions in Qingdao.[6]
See also
List of unmanned aerial vehicles of the People's Republic of China
References
- ↑ A1
- ↑ A2 Archived December 17, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Aurora Fixed-wing UAVs Archived September 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Fixed-wing UAV 1
- ↑ Fixed-wing UAV 2
- ↑ "AUTC Unmanned blimp". Retrieved 2013. Check date values in:
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