Chaoyi UAVs are Chinese micro air vehicles (MAV)s developed by Beijing Chao-Yi (meaning Super Wing) Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd. (Chaoyi, 北京超翼技术研究所有限公司), some of which has entered service with Chinese law enforcement agencies.
X401 Whirlwind (Xuan-Feng or Xuanfeng, 旋风) is a quadrotor developed by Chaoyi. X401 is constructed of carbon fiber and can be deployed in less than a minute. Replacement of battery can be done within thirty seconds. Specification:
Empty weight: 1.75 kg
Max takeoff weight: 2.6 kg
Cruise speed: 5 – 50 km/h
Relative ceiling: 1 km
Remote control radius: 2 km (can be expanded to 10 km)
Navigational accuracy: 2.5 m
Max wind scale allowed for operation: 5
Storage temperature: -50 to 70°C
Operating temperature: -40 to 60°C
Relative humidity allowed for operation: 5 – 95%
Endurance: 33 min with 200 g payload, 25 min with 500 g payload
X402 is a quadcopter with a pair of skids as landing gear, and it is a development of X401. X402 is electrically powered. Specification:
Size (m): 1.05
Empty weight (kg): 9
Max payload (kg): 8
Endurance (min): 30 @ 5 kg payload, 20 @ 8 kg payload
Cruise speed (km/hr): 3 – 50
Typical operating altitude (km): 2
Ceiling (km): 5
Remote control radius (km): 5 – 10
Navigation: GPS or BeiDou or combined GPS/BeiDou
Navigation accuracy (m): better than 2.5
Max wind scale allowed for operation: 6
Temperature allowed for operation (°C): - 20 to 60
Temperature for storage (°C): - 50 to 70
Relative humidity allowed for operation (%): 5 – 95
X601 Photographer (She-Ying-Shi or Sheyingshi, 摄影师) is a hexacopter developed by Chaoyi as a larger version of X401 Whirlwind, and this is the model that entered serive with Chinese law enforcement as X601J. Specification:
Empty weight: 3.5 kg
Max takeoff weight: 7 kg
Payload: 3.5 kg
Cruise speed: 5 – 50 km/h
Relative ceiling: 1 km
Remote control radius: 2 km (can be expanded to 5 km)
Navigational accuracy: 2.5 m
Max wind scale allowed for operation: 6
Storage temperature: -50 to 70°C
Operating temperature: -20 to 50°C
Relative humidity allowed for operation: 5 – 95%
Endurance: 30 min
