Up-Tech UAV
Up-Tech UAVs are Chinese UAVs developed by Beijing Up-Tech Co., Ltd. (Up-Tech, 北京博创兴盛科技有限公司). Originally a provider of cybernetics and robotics, Up-Tech is also a provider of aviation subsystem including autopilot, flight control system (FCS), navigational system and aviation software. Recently, Up-Tech has expanded its business to manufacturing the entire UAV thru its IFLY UAS division, in addition to providing subsystems.
Twin-boom UAV
The first UAV developed by Up-Tech is a twin-boom UAV that was first revealed in June 2008 at the UAV Convention/Exhibition held in Beijing at Wendushuicheng (温都水城) Hotel, which was the second UAV convention / exhibition held in China, after the first of its kind held in China back in 2006. The twin boom UAV developed by Up-Tech utilizes commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) airframe and it is in high wing configuration with twin tail. Propulsion is provided by a two-blade propeller driven pusher engine mounted at the rear end of the empennage. The land gear is rather unusual among Chinese UAVs in that it adopts a combination of landing gear systems that is rarely adopted by other Chinese UAVs: the landing gear consists of a pair of skids, with a pair of wheels on each skid.[1]
Snow goose
Snow goose UAV is an UAV developed by Up-Tech specifically designed to operate in the Antarctic for scientific research. This UAV is frequently but erroneously referred by many as Snow Swallow, because the Chinese pronunciation of goose (雁) and swallow (燕) is identical, both pronounced as “Yan” in Mandarin Chinese. Snow goose UAV is a fixed wing UAV is conventional layout with high wing configuration and T-tail, and it has tricycle landing gear. Propulsion is provided by a tractor engine mounted in the nose.[2] Specification:[3]
- Wing span (m): 3.5
- Length (m): 2.48
- Height (m): 0.4 without landing gear
- Empty weight (kg): 16
- Payload (kg): > 5
- Cargo capacity (L): 10
- Fuel (kg): 1.6 – 4
- Max take-off weight (kg): 25
- Cruise speed (km/hr): 120
- Turn radius (m): 60
- Max wind scale allowed for operation: 4
- Endurance (hr): 3
- Range (km): 150
- Normal operating altitude (km): 0.1 – 1
- Ceiling (km): 3
- Remote control range (km): 20
- Propulsion: 45 or 62 cc Komatsu two stroke piston engine
See also
List of unmanned aerial vehicles of the People's Republic of China