NFAT UAVs

NFAT UAVs are Chinese UAVs developed by Taiyuan Navigation Friend Aviation Technology Co., Ltd. (NFAT, 太原航友航空科技有限公司), most of which are deployed for surveillance and aerial survey missions.

HY-90Z

HY-90Z is a little known developed by NFAT and its existence was revealed during an interview with the general manager of NFAT in 2013. HY-90Z is an electrically powered unmanned helicopter.[1][2]

HY-160

HY-160 is a very little known UAV developed by NFAT and its existence was revealed during the same interview with the general manager of NFAT in 2013, in which HY-90Z electrically powered helicopter was revealed.[1][2]

BY-50

BY-50 is an UAV of conventional layout with tricycle landing gear system. Propulsion is provided by a propeller driven by a tractor engine mounted in the nose. Specification:[3]

  • Power plant: 50 cc
  • Fuel: gasoline
  • Fuel capacity: 3 L
  • Wingspan: 2.5 m
  • Length: 1.8 m
  • Payload: 3 kg
  • Max takeoff weight: 16 kg
  • Cruise speed: 80 – 110 km/h
  • Ceiling: 3 km
  • Endurance: 1.5 h
  • Max wind scale allowed for operation: 5
  • Take-off and landing: taxi

BY-100

BY-100 is an UAV of conventional layout with tricycle landing gear system. Propulsion is provided by a propeller-driven tractor eninge mounted in the nose. Specification:[4]

  • Power plant: 111 cc
  • Fuel: gasoline
  • Fuel capacity: 5 L
  • Wingspan: 3.2 m
  • Length: 2.5 m
  • Payload: 5 kg
  • Max takeoff weight: 19 kg
  • Cruise speed: 80 – 120 km/h
  • Ceiling: 3 km
  • Endurance: 1.5 h
  • Max wind scale allowed for operation: 6
  • Take-off and landing: taxi

Sky-09

Sky-09 is a micro air vehicle (MAV) that resembles a scaledown version of Northrop X-4 Bantam without inlets but with winglets, because Sky-09 is powered by a two-blade propeller driven by a tractor engine mounted in the nose. Specification:[5]

  • Fuel: gasoline
  • Wingspan:1.92 m
  • Length: 1.21 m
  • Height: 0.56 m
  • Payload: 3 kg
  • Max takeoff weight: 12 kg
  • Cruise speed: 80 – 100 km/h
  • Deployment and recovery time: < 30 min
  • Endurance: 1.5 h
  • Remote control radius: 40 km
  • Max wind scale allowed for operation: 5
  • Launch: catapult
  • Landing: parachute

Sky-19

Sky-19 is an UAV in delta flying wing layout with twin-tail design. Specification:[6]

  • Wingspan:1.85 m
  • Length: 2 m
  • Height: 0.66 m
  • Ceiling: 4 km
  • Payload: 5 kg
  • Max takeoff weight: 25 kg
  • Cruise speed: 80 – 100 km/h
  • Deployment and recovery time: < 30 min
  • Endurance: 2 h
  • Remote control radius: 30 km
  • Max wind scale allowed for operation: 5
  • Launch: catapult or taxi
  • Landing: parachute or taxi
  • Avionics MTBF: > 60 h

Sky-22

Sky-22 is an UAV is the largest NFAT developed UAV that has been publicized. Sky-22 resembles an enlarged Sky-09 with longer fuselage.[7] Specification:[8]

  • Wingspan: 2.75 m
  • Length: 2.58 m
  • Height: 0.7 m
  • Ceiling: 4 km
  • Payload: 20 kg
  • Max takeoff weight: 70 kg
  • Cruise speed: 100 km/h
  • Deployment and recovery time: < 30 min
  • Endurance: 4 h
  • Remote control radius: 30 km
  • Max wind scale allowed for operation: 5
  • Launch: catapult
  • Landing: parachute

See also

List of unmanned aerial vehicles of the People's Republic of China

References
  1. "HY-90Z & HY-160". Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  2. "HY-160 & HY-90Z". Retrieved 2013-05-25.
  3. BY-50
  5. Sky-09
  6. Sky-19
  7. Sky-22 UAV
  8. Sky-22
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