NRIST S-80 series UAV

NRIST S-80 series UAVs are Chinese UAVs developed by Nanjing Research Institute of Simulation Technology (南京模拟技术研究所) (NRIST), also known as the 60th Research Institute of People's Liberation Army General Staff Department (总参六十所), an ISO 9001 certified research/production facility headquartered in Nanjing. S-80 series UAVs are part of larger NRIST S-series UAVs.

S-80

S-80 drone is a fixed wing UAV developed by NRIST, and it is a development of earlier NRIST B-9H drone. Like its predecessor B-9H, S-80 is also developed for naval use on board ships. S-80 drone is constructed of fiber glass reinforced plastic with aluminum strips to strength fuselage. S-80 is designed to float on water after landing so it can be recovered. Specification:^[1]

• Length (m): 2.5
• Wingspan (m): 2.82
• Max take-off weight (kg): 55
• Speed (m/s): 80
• Ceiling (km): 3
• Endurance (min): 60
• Remote control range (km): 30
• Propulsion: GYS-350F piston engine @ 18 kW
• Launch: Rocket assisted
• Recovery: parachute
• Max wind scale allowed for operation: 5
• Temperature range (°C): -20 to +50

S-80H

S-80H is an improvement of earlier S-80, and shares the same conventional layout with high wing configuration. Propulsion is provided by a propeller driven tractor engine mounted in the nose.^[2] S-80H is part of the overall improvement efforts of existing drone/UAV systems developed by NRIST. Program begun in 1992, with concentration on adopting fully digitized flight control systems and computerized remote control system, and improvement on engine reliability.^[3] S-80H UAVs have been displayed numerous times at the UAV exhibition held in China.

See also

List of unmanned aerial vehicles of the People's Republic of China

References