Sunshine
Sunshine medium altitude/long endurance UAV was co-developed by GAIC and BUAA in the ealy 2000s and was unveiled briefly at the 2006 Zhihai Airshow. It first flew on August 8, 2005 as a civilan remote sensoring system. Recent images indicate that Sushine UAV has also been in service with PLA Army and Navy as a tactical reconnaissance UAV. It can carry a variety of equipment including daylight/IR TV cameras, high definition CCD camera, as well as remote sensors of differnt spectral bands or even SAR. Most EO sensors are located inside a turret underneath the fuselage right behind the wing section. A SATCOM antenna inside a large dorsal bulge provides real-time transimission of data and commands between the UAV and the ground control station. Sunshine UAV is powered by a piston engine with a 3-blade propeller and is able to take off/land autonomously. Some specifications: max TO weight 750kg, mission load >70kg, length 7.7m, height 2.74m, wingspan 14.6m, max level speed 240km/hr
