FYFT E-series unmanned blimp

FYFT E-series unmanned blimps are Chinese UAVs developed by Qingdao Co., Ltd. Fei-Yu (meaning Flying Universe) Aviation Science and Technology Co., Ltd. (FYFT, 青岛飞宇有限公司), and these unmanned blimps are often named after their respective length. For example: if an E6 series blimp is 7 meter long, then it is named E6-700, because 7 meter is equal to 700 millimeter.

E-series unmanned blimp

E-series unmanned blimps are specifically developed by FYFT for engineering and industrial applications, such as setting up power line. The letter E stands for Engineering. The E-series unmanned blimp consists of two sub-series, the E6 and E7 sub-series.[1]

Model # E6M-600[1] E6-700[1] E7-600[2] E7-700[2] E7-800[2]
Length (m) 6.8 7.5 6.5 7 8
Width (m) 1.5 1.88 2.8 3 3.3
Heigh (m) 2.1 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.8
Volume (m3) 10 13 9 12 14
Power plant twin engine twin engine single engine single engine single engine
Fuel Methanol Gasoline Gasoline Gasoline Gasoline
Max speed (km/hr) 40 50 40 50 50
Cruise speed (km/hr) 2 – 30 2 – 30 2 – 30 2 – 30 2 – 40
Max wind scale allowed for operation 4 – 5 4 – 5 4 – 5 4 – 5 5 – 6
Payload (kg) 8 17 3 5 7
Endurance 50 min 3 hr 50 min 50 min 50 min
Tailplane Cruciform tail or X-tail Cruciform tail or X-tail Cruciform tail or X-tail Cruciform tail or X-tail Cruciform tail or X-tail
Remote control radius (km) 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
Remote control station Futaba 6 – 9 channel Futaba 6 – 9 channel Futaba 6 channel Futaba 6 – 9 channel Futaba 6 – 9 channel

i-series unmanned blimps

In addition to E-series unmanned blimps, FYFT also developed i-series unmanned blimps, which are primarily used as indoor advertise platforms but they can be used as temporary surveillance platform in velodromes.[3] The letter “i” stands for “indoor”. In contrary to most FYFT unmanned blimps, all of the i-series unmanned blimps are electrically powered.[3]

See also

References
  1. "FYFT E6 series blimps". Retrieved Jun 2009. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. "FYFT E7 series blimps". Retrieved Jun 2009. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. "FYFT i-series blimps". Retrieved Jun 2009. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)


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