Chinese UAV/UCAV development

[voyager1]

One more high-resolution image of BZK-08.

I often see a lot of these kind of drones. Do you know how they recover them?

I dont think they are landing in an airfield...
Do they have nets, parachutes etc to land them?

Is there any talk about improving the recovering process?

 

[AkelaFreedom]

I often see a lot of these kind of drones. Do you know how they recover them?

I dont think they are landing in an airfield...
Do they have nets, parachutes etc to land them?

Is there any talk about improving the recovering process?

 

[AkelaFreedom]

Here is a confirmation of what "BZK-006" looks like.

 

[Xizor]

Project Feiyun (飞云工程), under which a class of high-endurance, high-altitude, solar-powered UAVs will be developed. These UAVs will be cruising in the stratosphere and can persist for weeks at a time. They are intended for providing emergency communications and networking, weather monitoring, and remote sensing and survey, among other tasks.

Technology demonstration flights have already been successfully completed for wide-area communications/networking function under the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020). In the current 14th Five-Year Plan, the UAVs will be further refined and improved to achieve the targeted endurance of weeks.

Specs on the UAV:
Length: 8.6m
Wingspan: 27m
Mission altitude: 20km
Mission payload: 30kg
Network coverage area: 200km (radius? diameter?)
Mission power supply: 300 Watt

The scale model on display is 1:13.

Wingspan seems good (27 to 35m considering it needs to rise to 20km altitude).

The temperature can drop as much as - 50C at that altitude. So what battery technology is used?

The choice of a single propeller is surprising. Qinetiq Solar UAVs (UK) use multiple. So I'm quite interested in the magic they apply on propellers.
Wings aren't Cranked Dihedral. Again, surprised. Stability is hard to achieve and maybe they are using the whole Main body as a Vertical stabilator.

 

[by78]

Here is a confirmation of what "BZK-006" looks like.

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What kind of confirmation is that? A screen grab from a TV report (originally posted by 央广军事, which is not authoritative) with a MS Excel cell overlaid on top of it? That's just a PS job, not an official confirmation.

BZK-008 has a more angular fuselage (rectangular), whereas 06's cross section is closer to circular. As for other details such as antennas, rear stabilizer mounting points (above wing or under wing), onboard equipment, or even wingspans, they merely indicate mission variants. It is confusing, but the fuselage cross-sectional shape is the defining feature.

 

[Deino]

Here is a confirmation of what "BZK-006" looks like.

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IMO THIS is the BZK-008 ... not sure who put this text on it and why it should be a confirmation.

Here a BZK-006A


... and here a BZK-008 (aka (CH-91)

 

[AkelaFreedom]

What kind of confirmation is that? A screen grab from a TV report (originally posted by 央广军事, which is not authoritative) with a MS Excel cell overlaid on top of it? That's just a PS job, not an official confirmation.

BZK-008 has a more angular fuselage (rectangular), whereas 06's cross section is closer to circular. As for other details such as antennas, rear stabilizer mounting points (above wing or under wing), onboard equipment, or even wingspans, they merely indicate mission variants. It is confusing, but the fuselage cross-sectional shape is the defining feature.

You are not careful, this screen shows the serial number on the case, take a closer look. And above is an excerpt about this serial number from the site "

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". Hence it is BZK-006. Which allows you to define the shape and details.

 

[Deino]

You are not careful, this screen shows the serial number on the case, take a closer look. And above is an excerpt about this serial number from the site "

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". Hence it is BZK-006. Which allows you to define the shape and details.

Sorry, I still do't get it ... where does it show a serial number that confirms your image as a BZK-006?? The number 02-12 alone is IMO worthless since it fits to the regular Army Aviation serial pattern (which I still haven't solved!)

Could you show it please?

 

[AkelaFreedom]

Sorry, I still do't get it ... where does it show a serial number that confirms your image as a BZK-006?? The number 02-12 alone is IMO worthless since it fits to the regular Army Aviation serial pattern (which I still haven't solved!)

Could you show it please?

Well, since you know that the serial number 02-12 is not unique, then of course there may be inconsistencies. But all the images of BZK-008 are not similar to what is presented in this photo session. Even in the photos of the parade. BZK-006 and BZK-008 are clearly distinguished. Please understand, I do not argue and I do not prove anything, I just want to determine for myself which one looks like.

 

[Deino]

Well, since you know that the serial number 02-12 is not unique, then of course there may be inconsistencies. But all the images of BZK-008 are not similar to what is presented in this photo session. Even in the photos of the parade. BZK-006 and BZK-008 are clearly distinguished. Please understand, I do not argue and I do not prove anything, I just want to determine for myself which one looks like.

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Thanks ... me too ... will check later