Iran unveils domestically manufactured VTOL drone

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The Islamic Republic of Iran has unveiled a domestically manufactured vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle, which can take photos, videos, and control traffic.


The Mahnad-41 drone, which was designed and manufactured by Iranian technicians of the Khallaqiyat Kavir Company, was put on display in the city of Isfahan during a ceremony attended by Iranian Deputy Minister of Science, Research and Technology Mohammad Mehdinejad Nouri on Sunday evening.

The VTOL drone is capable of taking photos and video footage while flying and can be used to control traffic, technically inspect electricity transmission towers, and generate digital topographic maps of target sites.

It can also be used in the agricultural sector, the petrochemical industry, and dam and tunnel construction projects.

The remote-controlled aircraft weighs about 680 grams, can fly at 56 kilometers (34 miles) per hour, and has a flight range of 400 meters.

Khallaqiyat Kavir Company Managing Director Hamed Bastani commented on the new drone at the unveiling ceremony in Isfahan, which is located about 340 kilometers (211 miles) south of Tehran.

Bastani said the low production cost compared to similar foreign aircraft and the fact that it is domestically designed and manufactured are some of the advantages of the Mahnad-41.

And several Iranian companies have already ordered a number of the drones, he added.

Iran unveiled its first domestically manufactured long-range combat drone, the Karrar (Striker), on August 23, 2010. It reportedly has a range of 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) and can carry two 115-kilogram bombs or a precision-guided munition weighing 227 kilograms.

The Karrar can bomb targets at high speed. It uses a rocket assist system to help it take off and is recovered by parachute.

The first Iranian medium-altitude long-endurance UAV, the Shahed-129 (Witness-129), was unveiled in September 2012. It is said that the aircraft is capable of carrying out combat and reconnaissance missions for 24 hours.

In recent years, Iran has made great achievements in its defense sector and has attained self-sufficiency in producing essential military equipment and systems.

Tehran has repeatedly assured other nations that its military might poses no threat to other countries since the Islamic Republic’s defense doctrine is based entirely on deterrence.

Source: PressTV - Iran unveils domestically manufactured VTOL drone

 

[tyrant]

 

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So i did a little research on the image. And found the exact same image on a blog, dated in 2010 which suggest it is German made drone... ???

Quite a collection of UAVs including a few that some of us have never seen. : ³×À̹ö ºí·Î±×

 

[tyrant]

So i did a little research on the image. And found the exact same image on a blog, dated in 2010 which suggest it is German made drone... ???

Quite a collection of UAVs including a few that some of us have never seen. : ³×À̹ö ºí·Î±×

I noticed that too. I did a search and found the second image (the real image) that I posted.
PressTV googles drone and uploads the first image on google as the real image. Anyway, I consider this a very basic student drone at the college level. Maybe that was why no Iranian posted the thread here.

 

[Penguin]

I noticed that too. I did a search and found the second image (the real image) that I posted.
PressTV googles drone and uploads the first image on google as the real image. Anyway, I consider this a very basic student drone at the college level. Maybe that was why no Iranian posted the thread here.

College level ....?

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[tyrant]

College level ....?


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There are Robocup games for college students making these VTOL quadrotor drones, all over the world.
@SOHEIL is a 22 year old guy who makes quadrotor and can comment on this thread.

Student level VTOL drones in Iran:

Iranian BS and MS students making commercial VTOL drones (student level):
http://rtslab.blog.com/research-projects/

Another Iranian VTOL drone:

PS @SOHEIL
I read your post on NASA forum regarding Unha 3 and Simorgh. You did not talk about the engine/nozzles. Is Simorgh engine a tetrad of Nodong engines? Can you show the differences?

 

[Azeri440]

College level ....?

I would say high school level

 

[SOS Brigade]

I wished it was a true story but it's just another PressTV lie? :/

 

[Yzd Khalifa]

I wished it was a true story but it's just another PressTV lie? :/

I guess so :/

 

[TopCat]

Iran is country filled with Super Man..

Iran unveiling this, Iran unveiling that... its a daily matter now.

 

[livingdead]

We should have a sticky about iranian unveiling stuff.. they keep unveiling something every week..
or considering the controversy it generates.. may be we should not post them at all.. as altaf bhai will say.. 'parde main rahne do.'

 

[Penguin]

There are Robocup games for college students making these VTOL quadrotor drones, all over the world.
@SOHEIL is a 22 year old guy who makes quadrotor and can comment on this thread.

Relevance?

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[tyrant]

Relevance?

Microdrones GMBH is a German company, which is known to have offices or representation in the UK, France, Bulgaria, Czech Republic and Turkey

Microdrones France - Distributeur exclusif de drones MICRODRONES - Distributeur exclusif de drones MICRODRONES
Microdrones UK | Unmanned aerial photography, UAV unmanned aerial vehicles, UAV systems, aerial photogrpahy UK sales of Microdrones, areial photos
microdrones Bulgaria
Microdrones Gets Czech Flight Approval | UAS VISION
Microdrones | Genel Bilgi, Genel Teknoloji

Microdrones VTOL UAS Systems
Microdrone UAV | Orbit GeoSpatial Technologies


Microdrones

Sorry, but you're wrong: Microdrones works with too many serious players to be put down as 'college level'.

Employees in Germany: 25 in Germany
Employees Worldwide: More than 100 staff is involved worldwide
Sales md4-200: More than 800 systems since 2006
Sales md4-1000: More than 250 systems since 2010

I have to give you credit for the fact that some VTOL UAVs are quite sophisticated but most of them are module based platforms (GPS module, motor controller, transmitter, receiver, ...) that you assemble. Which parts do you consider a serious challenge in manufacturing quadrotors?


Speaking of micro-drones, of course bio-drones are highly sophisticated and highly precious. Personally, I like this Iranian bio-drone which I consider a serious engineering challenge and unique in the middle east:

Look at this video (dated back to 2007):

 

[SHAHED]

PS @SOHEIL
I read your post on NASA forum regarding Unha 3 and Simorgh. You did not talk about the engine/nozzles. Is Simorgh engine a tetrad of Nodong engines? Can you show the differences?

He left this forum for ever !

 

[Manindra]

He left this forum for ever !

Why