Balitbang Kemhan RI Order Wide Wing Drone Rajawali 720
After successfully sending drones / UAVs fixed wing (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) Rajawali 330 to the Army and received orders drone helicopter Rajawali 350 for the Agency Maritime Security (Bakamla) RI, a national private company PT Unity Dwi Persada (BDP) in Indo Defence 2016 figures show drone with wide wings, Rajawali Rajawali 720. in fact you could say 720 is a drone with a wingspan widest produced in the country.
When compared with the drone Wulung (wingspan of 6.34 meters) and LSU LAPAN-05 (5.5 meter wing span), then Rajawali 720 has the wing span of 7 meters wide. For comparison, the drone mainstay of Air Squadron 51, the Aerostar has a wide wingspan of 6.5 meters. Due to the massive figure, Rajawali 720 one of the icons in the military exhibition biennial 2-5 Novemver JIExpo 2016. As well as drone Eagles 330, 720 Eagle equipped landing gear, which means that the pattern of take off and landing require a runway like a conventional aircraft.
From the specifications, designed to meet the qualifications Rajawali 720 MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance), the manufacturer calls Rajawali 720 can fly for 24 hours, could even be increased to 30 hours. Unlike the design of drones in general, Rajawali 720 model front wing (canard), guarantees the best maneuvers can be more dynamic.
In terms of ability, Rajawali 720 with a maximum takeoff weight of 180 kg, can load a payload weighing 100 kg. Well, offal sensor capable of being carried is geo-referenced EO (Electro Optics) / IR (Infrared), Hyper-spectral and multi-spectral cameras, HD (High Definition) live video, tracking radar and Lidar (Light Detection and Ranging). For the payload, the PT BDP forward the concept of customization as per client requirements.
Although not mentioned in detail, drone Rajawali 720 according to the specifications adopt this type of propeller engines with EFI (Electronic Fuel Injection). As an option, the fuel is gasoline, JP-5 or JP-8. Talk about speed, Rajawali 720 has a maximum speed of 212.9 km per hour and a cruising speed of 135 km per hour. In theory it is necessary to operate the drone runway with a length of 200 meters.
Regarding the control system is no different Rajawali 720 drone models in general, but the PT BDP says that there are additional advanced technology triple redundant flight control, which mengsingergikan unique management unit and communication system. The communication from the GCS (Ground Control Station) adopt a multi-channel communication link over the radio, cellular and satellite automatics secures designed to address a variety of operating conditions, including peneraran encryption system.
From the narrative PT BDP, stated the Research and Development (Research and Development) Ministry of Defence (Ministry of Defense) RI has ordered the Rajawali unit 720. When viewed in Indo Defence 2016, Rajawali 720 is still a prototype and is scheduled for first flight later this year.
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