Chinese UAV News & Discussions (Strictly)

[samsara]

https://twitter.com/x/status/866943178649227264

https://twitter.com/x/status/866941302075604993

GJ-1 UAV of the PLAAF Reconnaissance Attack

https://twitter.com/x/status/867047036314460162

 

[Ultima Thule]

HSUAV

Is HS means hypersonic sir it looking quite similar to science fiction movie STEALH drone"EDI" and I like that concept

https://twitter.com/x/status/866943178649227264

https://twitter.com/x/status/866941302075604993

GJ-1 UAV of the PLAAF Reconnaissance Attack

https://twitter.com/x/status/867047036314460162

Already posted on previous page

 

[Deino]

Urumqi, PLAAF training base 报道发自乌鲁木齐，讲述了位于西部某少数民族省区空军某试验训练基地。报道所配图片显示，该基地装备了国产攻击-1型察打一体无人机。

Hmmm ...I have now contradicting reports. IMO more reliable reports note the PLAAF AB Uxxaktal (Bositeng Lake), where new hangars in the NW-corner would match these photos.

 

[Deino]

Here is finally a serial number visible: PLAAF WD-1K or GJ-1 78093 would be 178th Brigade.
But are they from the same unit ? 17x. Brigades are usually Flight Test & Training units (FTTC) ... or am I wrong.

https://twitter.com/x/status/867364132563144706

Another one identified ...

 

[cirr]

Here is finally a serial number visible: PLAAF WD-1K or GJ-1 78093 would be 178th Brigade.
But are they from the same unit ? 17x. Brigades are usually Flight Test & Training units (FTTC) ... or am I wrong.
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https://twitter.com/x/status/867364132563144706

Another one identified ...
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The same unit is on the cusp of receiving a new type of UAV:

http://www.81.cn/jmywyl/2017-05/26/content_7618886.htm

 

[Deino]

The same unit is on the cusp of receiving a new type of UAV:

http://www.81.cn/jmywyl/2017-05/26/content_7618886.htm

Wing Loong II??

 

[grey boy 2]

Some nice pictures unveiled after these attack UAV has been deployed 5 years ago

中国军队的"天空之眼" 国产攻击一1型无人机部队列装5年后开始专题报道

 

[52051]

China developing wing in ground effect drone
brian wang | May 6, 2017 |

China is developing a new drone that uses ground effect technology to skim the surface of the ocean, allowing it to fly just eighteen inches off the water. The unmanned vehicle could be a challenging opponent for potential adversaries, some of whom would find it difficult to detect.

The new ultra-low altitude anti-ship unmanned system can fly as low as 50 cm above the sea, can reach a maximum altitude of 3,000 km, along with an endurance of 1.5 hours – depending on the flight profile. The maximum take-off weight (MTOW) is 3000 kilograms and can carry a 1000 kg load.

http://www.nextbigfuture.com/2017/05/china-developing-wing-in-ground-effect-drone.html

Maybe its off topic, but I cannot help but saying, it should be named d!ckhead

 

[cirr]

Some nice pictures unveiled after these attack UAV has been deployed 5 years ago

中国军队的"天空之眼" 国产攻击一1型无人机部队列装5年后开始专题报道

5-year time lapse between bla bla and bla bla is the norm rather than the exception

 

[zestokryl]

Chinese switch blade ammunition, but I think it belongs here even though its not pure UAV. At MILEX 2017 expo:

http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/bmpd/38024980/4308177/4308177_original.jpg


And question please. its was one of the chinese stands at the expo, item on the right painted with blue and gray shades : http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/bmpd/38024980/4309562/4309562_original.jpg

Does anyone now is there any chinese drone alike ?

It resembles belarussian design on this photo : http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/bmpd/38024980/4305522/4305522_original.jpg

But, I dont know if its just a different paint, ot two different , but resembling designs, belarus and chinese ....

 

[星海军事]

Chinese switch blade ammunition, but I think it belongs here even though its not pure UAV. At MILEX 2017 expo:

http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/bmpd/38024980/4308177/4308177_original.jpg


And question please. its was one of the chinese stands at the expo, item on the right painted with blue and gray shades : http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/bmpd/38024980/4309562/4309562_original.jpg

Does anyone now is there any chinese drone alike ?

It resembles belarussian design on this photo : http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/bmpd/38024980/4305522/4305522_original.jpg

But, I dont know if its just a different paint, ot two different , but resembling designs, belarus and chinese ....

I suppose they are the same thing.

 

[52051]

Sina news:

China's solar-powered UAV can fly at an attutide of 200,000 m for months before landing:

http://mil.news.sina.com.cn/china/2017-06-01/doc-ifyfuzny1921260.shtml

 

[grey boy 2]

More pictures of the solar power UAV (credits to meirenjiao) 天朝首款大型太阳能无人机成功完成20000米高空飞行

　　近日，我国自主研发的新型彩虹太阳能无人机圆满完成临近空间飞行试验。太阳能无人机具备超长航时特点，未来留空时间可长达数月至数年。此次试验成功，标志着我国已成为继美、英之后第三个掌握该技术的国家。转发祝贺！

(央视记者王刚)

 

[JSCh]

Solar-powered craft can drone on for months, reaches new high
By Zhao Lei (China Daily) 08:27, June 02, 2017

The Caihong drone flew over 20,000 meters high. [Photo provided to China Daily]

China's largest and most advanced solar-powered unmanned aircraft has set a domestic record for flight ceiling by reaching an altitude of over 20,000 meters, according to its designer.

The Caihong, or Rainbow, solar-powered drone, developed by the China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics, set the record during a test flight last week at an unidentified airport in Northwest China. It flew at an altitude of 20,000 meters long enough for the flight to be classified as a success, Shi Wen, head of unmanned aircraft development at the academy, said in an exclusive interview on Thursday.

He said the drone took off in the morning and flew back to the airport late at night. It will take several years for designers and engineers to improve and test the aircraft before it is delivered to users.

The aircraft is able to fly above a large area and features flexibility and good economy. Future improvements will enable it to remain aloft several months or even several years. Potential buyers mainly will be government departments and companies involved in communications, internet, Earth observation, emergency response and marine survey and inspection, according to Shi.

He declined to reveal the size of the drone, but earlier reports said a similar type aircraft developed by his team was 14 m long with a 45 m wingspan.

The designer explained that normally, a fuel-powered military drone can fly to a maximum altitude of up to 8,000 m while a handful of top surveillance drones like the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk in the United States are capable of reaching altitudes of 18,000 m.

In the category of solar-powered drones, Chinese institutes have developed some experimental models, but they are smaller and technologically unsophisticated compared with the Caihong, and their highest operational altitudes are at thousands of meters, Shi said.

His comments were echoed by Wang Yangzhu, president of Beihang University's Unmanned System Institute and a senior drone expert. Wang said Beihang University in Beijing, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in Jiangsu province and Northwestern Polytechnical University in Shaanxi province had made experimental, solar-powered drones to verify technologies and their types "could hardly fly any higher than 10,000 m".

"Therefore, the Caihong has made a remarkable achievement," Wang noted.

Shi said the higher a solar-powered drone can fly, the longer it is able to remain in the sky because there are no clouds 20,000 m above the ground and the airflow there is stable. Thus, the drone can fully use its solar cells to generate power. As long as the solar power system works well, the aircraft can stay in the air as long as the controllers wish.

Previously, the US and United Kingdom developed solar-powered drones capable of flying as high as 20,000 m. The altitude record for a solar-powered drone, 29,524 m, was made by the US Helios Prototype, developed by AeroVironment Inc in California, in August 2001.

Drones made by the China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics have been used in more than 10 foreign countries, according to the academy.

 

[zestokryl]

@cirr was kind and thoughtful, for my special interese in chinese drones, and sometimes hes been mentioned me in his entries as head up

I hope everything is ok, there were any of your activities lately. I been missing your contributions ....