PLAGAD Type B UAV

Type B UAV
Role UAV
National origin China
Manufacturer PLAGAD
First flight 2004
Introduction Sept 1, 2004
Status In service
Primary user China

Type B UAV (B Xing Wu-Ren-Ji, B型无人机) is a Chinese UAV developed by People's Liberation Army General Armaments Department (PLAGAD). Type B UAV is not developed by some aircraft design or production establishments, but instead, it was developed by a computer research institute of PLAGAD in Sichuan. The UAV is in twin-boom configuration and the propulsion is provided by a two-blade propeller driven by an engine installed at the rear end of the fuselage. Landing gear system is consisited of a pair of skids. For easy of transportation, the UAV can be taken apart into 8 modules each less than a meter long in transisent, and quickly reassembled in the field.[1] Specification:[2]

  • Wingspan: 2.88 m
  • Weight: 19 kg
  • Endurance: 5 h
  • Speed: 100 km/h
  • Payload: 3 kg
  • Remote control range: 50 km

See also

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

References


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