First flight 2012 | ||
BCMS UAV is a Chinese UAV developed by School Ba County Middle School (Ba-Xian Zhong-Xue, (巴县中学) (BCMS) in Chongqing, which is also known as Chongqing Municipal Experimental Middle School (Chong-Qing-Shi Shi-Yan Zhong-Xue,重庆市实验中学). The UAV has since entered service with local business on contractual basis.
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Fixed-wing UAV
BCMS is a fixed-wing UAV developed by BCMS mainly for aerial photography and cinematography applications. The general designer of this UAV is a high school freshman, Mr. Lu Yan-Jie (卢彦杰), and the development took two years to complete with development cost more than ¥15000. This UAV is mainly designed as a much cheaper alternative to existing UAVs performing the same mission: in comparison to other UAVs developed by corporations with price tag of several hundred thousand ¥ for a single UAV, the BCMS UAV cost ¥8000. Imaging information can be transmitted in real time.
BCMS UAV is in conventional layout with high wing configuration and tricycle landing gear, with propulsion provided by a two-blade propeller driven tractor engine mounted in the nose. BCMS UAVs are produced by the school-owned factory have been used by local business for aerial photography applications.