Engineering:NUST VSTOL UAV

UAV
Role	VSTOL UAV
National origin	China
Manufacturer	NUST
Introduction	2011
Status	In service
Primary user	China

NUST VSTOL UAVs are Chinese UAVs developed by Nanjing University of Science and Technology (NUST), most of which are experimental UAVs developed to explore various VSTOL technologies.

Flying Lion

Flying Lion (Fei-Shi or Feishi, 飞狮) UAV is an unmanned helicopter developed by NUST in conventional helicopter layout with a pair of skids as landing gear. What differs Flying Lion from most other Chinese unmanned helicopter is that there is a mechanical arm attached to the bottom of the fuselage. The mechanical arms can be used to grab and transfer material from one ship to another, and the main purspose of Flying Lion is to gain knowledge for vertical replenishment for aircraft carriers and other ships, as well as maritime rescue operations.

Flying Suction Robot

Flying Amphibian UAV is an UAV developed by a team of NUST headed by instructor Mr. Liu Yong (刘永). The complete name of this UAV is Flying Suction Amphibious Reconnaissance Robot (Fei-Xing Xi-Fu Liang-Xi Zhen-Cha Ji-Qi-Ren or feixing xifu liangxi zhencha jiqiren, 飞行吸附两栖侦察机器人), often abbreviated as Flying Suction Robot (Fei-Xing Xi-Fu Ji-Qi-Ren or Feixing xifu jiqiren,飞行吸附机器人) and it is also known as Spy Shadow Rotary Aircraft (Die-Ying Xuan-Ji or dieyingxuanji, 谍影旋机). Flying Suction Robot UAV is a quadcopter with landing consists of a pair of skids. The suction cup enables the UAV to suck to any surface and also allows to suck on surface on sides, and this allows the shutdown of the motors to conserve battery power, and allows prolong missions. The UAV is capable of automatically switch between suction mode and flying mode. Specification:

• Weight (kg): 1.5
• Payload (kg): 1

See also

• List of unmanned aerial vehicles of China
• NUST UAV