Engineering:Divine Horse UAV
| Divine Horse UAVs | |
|---|---|
| Role | UAV |
| National origin | China |
| Manufacturer | Divine Horse General Aviation Sport Co., Ltd. (Divine Horse) |
| Designer | Divine Horse |
| First flight | 2010 |
| Introduction | 2011 |
| Status | In service |
| Primary user | China |
Divine Horse UAVs are Chinese UAVs developed by Ningxia Divine Horse (Shen-Ma or Shenma) General Aviation Sport Co., Ltd. (Divine Horse, 宁夏神马通用航空运动有限公司). Originally in the ultralight aviation business, Divine Horse has expanded into the UAV arena by developing several UAVs of its own, beginning with the integration of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) subsystems such as the airframe and autopilots. Eventually, Divine Horse developed UAVs designed by itself.
Unmanned helicopter
An unmanned helicopter was the first UAV developed by Divine Horse, and it is intended for various applications such as aerial photography, survey and advertisement. The unmanned helicopter has a conventional helicopter layout with a pair of skids as landing gear, and it utilizes a COTS airframe.[1]
Agricultural unmanned helicopter
Agricultural unmanned helicopter is another UAV developed by Divine Horse, and it was originally intended for agricultural applications such as crop dusting. The agricultural unmanned helicopter is larger than the unmanned helicopter, and capable of carrying a greater payload, and like its smaller cousin, it also utilizes a COTS airframe. Agricultural unmanned helicopter has a conventional helicopter layout with a pair of skids as landing gear.[2] Although originally intended mainly for agricultural applications, it can also be adopted for other missions such as aerial photography and surveys like its smaller cousin. However, unlike its smaller cousin, the agricultural unmanned helicopter does not have an aerodynamic fairing for its fuselage.[3]
Fixed wing UAV
The fixed wing UAV is a UAV developed by Divine Horse in conventional layout with high wing configuration, tricycle landing gear and a V-tail. The fixed wing UAV is gasoline powered and propulsion is provided by a two-blade driven pusher engine mounted behind the wing.[4]
See also
List of unmanned aerial vehicles of the People's Republic of China
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