Chinese UCAV/CCA/flying wing drones (ISR, A2A, A2G) thread

[Blitzo]

Various posts moved to the engine thread.

 

[huitong]

Here is one I found ... looks like a GJ-2 variant, but with winglets:
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@huitong? Any idea on this one?

Here the old one for comparison:
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Looks like an improved GJ-2 with GJ-X style winglets. Other features are GJ-2 style, such as the 3-blade propeller instead of GJ-X's 5-blade. Also that 53137 GJ-2 photo was taken in Dehong, Yunnan Province, not in Hotan. Did they relocate all the UAVs there?

 

[mack8]

@huitong, a question if i may. Some say that apart from the Type B CCA, there was another of roughly similar size and shape seen in the parade rehearsals that was pulled out from the parade at the last minute. I maintained that it must be the same Type B just seen from a different angle, and the dorsal bulging of the tarp might have been caused by the wind/slipstream etc., but what you think? There is this sat image at SAC seen few months ago, could it possibly be this?

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[Tomboy]

@huitong, a question if i may. Some say that apart from the Type B CCA, there was another of roughly similar size and shape seen in the parade rehearsals that was pulled out from the parade at the last minute. I maintained that it must be the same Type B just seen from a different angle, and the dorsal bulging of the tarp might have been caused by the wind/slipstream etc., but what you think? There is this sat image at SAC seen few months ago, could it possibly be this?

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It's gotta be a different airframe, there was atleast two drones not shown.

 

[mack8]

Huh, never seen that top picture, thanks. Well as they must have been in the same convoy, if we have some proof that both Type B and the seemingly mistery CCA were spotted simultaneously, at least we'd know they are indeed two different types.

 

[huitong]

Huh, never seen that top picture, thanks. Well as they must have been in the same convoy, if we have some proof that both Type B and the seemingly mistery CCA were spotted simultaneously, at least we'd know they are indeed two different types.

We may never know the answer until they remove that tarp….

 

[sutton999]

@huitong, a question if i may. Some say that apart from the Type B CCA, there was another of roughly similar size and shape seen in the parade rehearsals that was pulled out from the parade at the last minute. I maintained that it must be the same Type B just seen from a different angle, and the dorsal bulging of the tarp might have been caused by the wind/slipstream etc., but what you think? There is this sat image at SAC seen few months ago, could it possibly be this?

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There are 4 backup drones, one for each type.

In case an accident happens (my guess).

 

[xsub1223342]

I dont see any clear markings that Type D, aka the Dorito shaped one medium sized one has for any kind of IWB.

 

[xsub1223342]

It's gotta be a different airframe, there was atleast two drones not shown.

The tarp covers the gap you are trying to point out but you can see the middle hump and overall shape still be the same. If we had a better resolution we could have compared the truck numbers. But I think they are the same.

 

[Tomboy]

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The tarp covers the gap you are trying to point out but you can see the middle hump and overall shape still be the same. If we had a better resolution we could have compared the truck numbers. But I think they are the same.

We've seen how the Type B looks under tarp, very different with noticeable tail protrusion. It was simply before we did not have HQ picture of the mystery plane.