Chinese MALE, HALE (and rotary, small, suicide) UAV/UCAV

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ACuriousPLAFan

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The first HH200 cargo UAV unit of Xi'an AC has rolled out of the line. Posted by @Polis城邦工作室 on Weibo.

Honestly, I think that perhaps Xi'an AC should collaborate with Shaanxi AC and develop the unmanned variant of the Y-8/9 cargo UAV that the latter has shown in an aviation expo some months ago, and leave the smaller cargo UAV markets to the other smaller ACs and private companies...

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Does any the engine for the wl3
 
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Totoro

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So wz7 doesnt seem to have an optical surveilance option? At least in all these years we have mever seen one? No very large aperture optical sensor (as on U2 optical sensor variant nose)? So main/only role would then be radar imaging? Providing those side panels in front of the wing hide radar arrays?
 
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ACuriousPLAFan

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A short excerpt from an academic paper quoted by SOYO on Weibo, referring to the unmanned/drone variant of the Y-8:

随着技术的发展，无人机的载重量越来越大，在有人机改无人机的过程中，系统集成面临新的挑战：需在最大限度保持原有系统架构的基础上，实现飞机级别的综合效益最大化。电力驱动技术的应用必须平衡创新与继承的关系。如现有型号运-8飞机改无人机，需进行电气化设计，将不可避免地修改现有液压能源及电源系统。文章按照此思路提出的基于电池供电的高升力系统，不需要对原有电力系统进行改动，即可轻松集成到飞机28V DC供电网络中，并且可以在飞机级别上实现整体重量减轻，未来可结合文献的轻量化材料技术，进一步优化系统重量。
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With advances in technology, the payload capacity of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) continues to increase. During the conversion of manned aircraft into UAVs, system integration faces new challenges: it is necessary to maximize comprehensive benefits at the aircraft level while preserving the original system architecture as much as possible. The application of electric drive technology must balance the relationship between innovation and inheritance. For example, converting existing models like the Yun-8 aircraft into UAVs requires electrification design, which will inevitably involve modifications to the existing hydraulic energy and power supply systems. Following this line of thinking, this paper proposes a battery-powered high-lift system that can be easily integrated into the aircraft's 28V DC power supply network without modifying the original electrical system. Moreover, it contributes to overall weight reduction at the aircraft level. In the future, combining lightweight material technologies from the literature can further optimize the system’s weight.
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