Engineering:CNPC UAV
| UAV | |
|---|---|
| Role | |
| National origin | China |
| Manufacturer | CNPC |
| Designer | CNPC |
| Status | In service |
| Primary user | China |
CNPC UAVs are Chinese UAVs developed by China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and has entered service in China for aerial mineral survey missions.
Unmanned helicopter
Multirotor is a small unmanned helicopter developed by Huabei Oil Communication Co. (, 华北油田通信公司) of (CNPC) for aerial surveillance of off-shore oil platforms. Developed as part of the Digital Oil Field project, the UAV is designed to perform tasks previously carried out manually. In comparison to manual labor that takes two hours to complete, the UAV can complete the same task in just ten minutes, thus improving efficiency by a dozen times.[1]
WT-C
WT-C series UAV are UAVs developed by the Liaohe subsidiary (辽河分公司) of BGP Inc. (BGP, 中国石油集团东方地球物理勘探有限责任公司), a wholly owned subsidiary of CNPC for mineral survey purposes, and a total of two have been identified by the end of 2014.
| Model | WT-C02[2] | WT-C03[2] |
|---|---|---|
| Length (m) | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| Wingspan (m) | 2.6 | 3.3 |
| Payload (kg) | 7 | 12 |
| Endurance (hr) | 2 | 4 – 5 |
| Cruise speed (km/hr) | 50 – 150 | 50 – 150 |
| Ceiling (km) | 3 | 5 |
| Max wind scale allowed for operation |
5 | 5 |
See also
List of unmanned aerial vehicles of the People's Republic of China
References
- ↑ "CNPC multirotor". http://news.cnpc.com.cn/system/2014/04/24/001483804.shtml. Retrieved Apr 18, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "WT-C UAVs". http://www.geosnap.net/about.asp?name=%CE%DE%C8%CB%BB%FA. Retrieved 2014.
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