Engineering: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.

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.

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:

• 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:

• 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:

• 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:

• 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. Specification: [2]

• 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