Chinese MALE, HALE (and rotary, small, suicide) UAV/UCAV thread
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Are there substantial advantages to such a X-shaped wings for UAVs? It's used in the Russian lancet and Israeli hero series of UAVs as seen below:Screen captures of a certain loitering attack munition.
Seems easy to fold into a launch tube.
I imagine it allows for better agility since lift will be roughly the same regardless of roll. Also means it doesn't matter what orientation they are packed into / launched from since lift will not be orientation-specific. Could also allow for shorter wings and make it easier to fold into a container. Shorter wings also mean the individual wings don't need to be as strong and thus can be made lighter.
I imagine similar reasons as to why missiles have X-shaped fins.
by78
General
SD-60B VTOL UAV.
- Wingspan: 4.5m
- Length: 2m
- Max takeoff weight: 55kg
- Propulsion: gasoline or heavy oil engine
- Cruising speed: 100 - 115km/h
- Max speed: 144km/h
- Cruising altitude: 1000 - 3000m
- Ceiling: 5000m
- Max takeoff altitude: 3000m from sea level
- Endurance: 5 hours with 6kg payload
- Max payload: 15kg
- Payload bay dimensions: 500mm x 320mm x 220mm
- Max range: 640km
- Operating temperature: -20°C to +50°C
- Wingspan: 4.5m
- Length: 2m
- Max takeoff weight: 55kg
- Propulsion: gasoline or heavy oil engine
- Cruising speed: 100 - 115km/h
- Max speed: 144km/h
- Cruising altitude: 1000 - 3000m
- Ceiling: 5000m
- Max takeoff altitude: 3000m from sea level
- Endurance: 5 hours with 6kg payload
- Max payload: 15kg
- Payload bay dimensions: 500mm x 320mm x 220mm
- Max range: 640km
- Operating temperature: -20°C to +50°C
Hendrik_2000
Lieutenant General
China needs to hone its UAV piloting skill We just saw in Uki war UAV play a decisive role in destroying much of Western armor. Destroying the invisibility of the like of Leopard, Geppard, Marder, etc. Yup, they shattered like glass. Russia uses it with FPV cheap drones. Fighting a peasant on the camel is different than fighting a well-armed and trained Russian. But the range is short and needs to have personnel close to the battlefield. In the Taiwan scenario is not possible you have the Taiwan Straits. Therefore the need for long-range UAV Fortunately China has plenty of it. And the need to hone long lange piloting. Yup UAV is the best antidote of Taiwan's fortification providing they secure air superiority.
Here is the video
Here is the article
PLA Air Force practices new methods of drone combat
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Published: Aug 14, 2023 09:00 PM
An armed reconnaissance drone attached to a Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force unit based in desert region in Northwest China takes off in a training exercise in 2022. Photo: Screenshot from China Central Television
Starting in 2023, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force has been practicing new methods of drone combat, including remote controlled takeoffs and landings and jointly operating with other military services and branches.
In a recent exercise held in the deserts of Northwest China, a GJ-2 armed reconnaissance drone conducted reconnaissance and strike training in a realistic combat scenario, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Sunday.
The drone operators, operating the drone remotely from a location far away from the airfield, were tasked to search, detect, identify, locate and attack multiple targets within a single sortie.
This kind of remote control is a new combat pattern developed by the regiment this year, CCTV reported.
When needed, the ground station can connect with the aircraft from anywhere and complete tasks including takeoff and landing as well as other missions, Yu Ruichao, a member of a regiment affiliated with the air force of the PLA Western Theater Command, said in the report.
This means that the PLA Air Force has established a comprehensive command and control system over drones featuring long-range communications relays, including satellite communications, a Chinese military expert who requested anonymity told the Global Times on Monday.
Here is the video
Here is the article
PLA Air Force practices new methods of drone combat
By
Published: Aug 14, 2023 09:00 PM
An armed reconnaissance drone attached to a Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force unit based in desert region in Northwest China takes off in a training exercise in 2022. Photo: Screenshot from China Central Television
Starting in 2023, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force has been practicing new methods of drone combat, including remote controlled takeoffs and landings and jointly operating with other military services and branches.
In a recent exercise held in the deserts of Northwest China, a GJ-2 armed reconnaissance drone conducted reconnaissance and strike training in a realistic combat scenario, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Sunday.
The drone operators, operating the drone remotely from a location far away from the airfield, were tasked to search, detect, identify, locate and attack multiple targets within a single sortie.
This kind of remote control is a new combat pattern developed by the regiment this year, CCTV reported.
When needed, the ground station can connect with the aircraft from anywhere and complete tasks including takeoff and landing as well as other missions, Yu Ruichao, a member of a regiment affiliated with the air force of the PLA Western Theater Command, said in the report.
This means that the PLA Air Force has established a comprehensive command and control system over drones featuring long-range communications relays, including satellite communications, a Chinese military expert who requested anonymity told the Global Times on Monday.
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