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Russia develops a vertical take-off UAV for eco-monitoring
Russia's Central Aerodynamics Institute (TsAGI) is testing a model unmanned air vehicle (UAV) developed at the institute with vertical take-off and landing capability suitable for local-area ecological monitoring and a range of other surveillance duties, TsAGI said on Thursday.
"We have now developed a model V/TOL UAV for test flights which will begin in 2011," TsAGI said.
Development of military UAVs is currently proceeding rapidly around the world. Their use has presented a range of problems, especially relevant to non-military uses, TsAGI specialists say.
"These problems are to do with the particular aerodynamic configuration of UAV airplane and helicopter systems. They have a requirement for an open strip for take-off and landing, reducing their economic effectiveness, or boosters, and catapult launchers, or for finding and repairing parachutes for parachute landings. This reduces their usability in urban conditions or in mountainous terrain or forests or indoors," TsAGI says.
The TsAGI UAV model has several operational features giving it advantages in comparison to other UAVs.
"The UAV has a propeller for take off which does not need additional takeoff mechanisms, and can launch from a small space, and it can be transported in a container," TsAGI says. "The design of the prop body means it is not subject to damage easily from surrounding objects and simplifies landing."
The absence of the need for a specialized transport-launch vehicle makes the system used by the UAV more mobile and autonomous, reducing costs. The UAV's special propulsion system allows it to be used from wooded areas, mountain gorges and even inside caves, the TsAGI specialists say.
TsAGI develops vertical take-off UAV for eco-monitoring | Defense | RIA Novosti
Russia's Central Aerodynamics Institute (TsAGI) is testing a model unmanned air vehicle (UAV) developed at the institute with vertical take-off and landing capability suitable for local-area ecological monitoring and a range of other surveillance duties, TsAGI said on Thursday.
"We have now developed a model V/TOL UAV for test flights which will begin in 2011," TsAGI said.
Development of military UAVs is currently proceeding rapidly around the world. Their use has presented a range of problems, especially relevant to non-military uses, TsAGI specialists say.
"These problems are to do with the particular aerodynamic configuration of UAV airplane and helicopter systems. They have a requirement for an open strip for take-off and landing, reducing their economic effectiveness, or boosters, and catapult launchers, or for finding and repairing parachutes for parachute landings. This reduces their usability in urban conditions or in mountainous terrain or forests or indoors," TsAGI says.
The TsAGI UAV model has several operational features giving it advantages in comparison to other UAVs.
"The UAV has a propeller for take off which does not need additional takeoff mechanisms, and can launch from a small space, and it can be transported in a container," TsAGI says. "The design of the prop body means it is not subject to damage easily from surrounding objects and simplifies landing."
The absence of the need for a specialized transport-launch vehicle makes the system used by the UAV more mobile and autonomous, reducing costs. The UAV's special propulsion system allows it to be used from wooded areas, mountain gorges and even inside caves, the TsAGI specialists say.
TsAGI develops vertical take-off UAV for eco-monitoring | Defense | RIA Novosti
