Zhuhai Airshow 2022

Full view of FH-97A

First time we see the truck mounted loitering munition Mengshi truck at Zhuhai?

Yesterday the airshow office sent us a message stating that it requires to arrive at Zhuhai 3 days prior to the airshow to be allowed to enter. The whole media people exploded, as nobody is that free to be at Zhuhai 3 days prior. People have a job. I almost consider to cancel the whole trip, as my friend told me today they scratch the policy a day after... Well, I think I can safely go there finally.

General Manager of Rainbow UAV Company: In response to the demand for vertical take-off of carrier-based UAVs, we have developed a tilt-rotor Rainbow-10 UAV.

Kejora said:

Full view of FH-97A
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What missiles is this?

Bats hang from the ceiling! I don't know what those are.

Kejora said:

What missiles is this?
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My guess is that is the launch box for FH-901 lotering munition. FH-901 lotering munition is the same one that can be launched from an extendable box on the Mengshi truck on post #112 above.

Also the FH-97A's loitering munition launch box could possibly be extended into the belly of the UACV, to maintain its stealth.

lcloo said:

My guess is that is the launch box for FH-901 lotering munition. FH-901 lotering munition is the same one that can be launched from an extendable box on the Mengshi truck on post #112 above.

Also the FH-97A's loitering munition launch box could possibly be extended into the belly of the UACV, to maintain its stealth.

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Just concerning the FH-97A ... was the original FH-97 ever built and flown?

What a cute VTOL UAV.

Deino said:

Just concerning the FH-97A ... was the original FH-97 ever built and flown?

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I have not seen any photo of actual FH-97 in flight except the display model and promotional CG video, probably they didn't build one. But we cannot rule out the possibility of them having done wind tunnel tests or scale model tests.