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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
List of unmanned aerial vehicles of the People's Republic of China
References[edit]
- ^ 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".