FACRI UAVs are Chinese unmanned helicopters developed by Xi’an Flight Automatic Control Research Institute (FACRI, 西安飞行自动控制研究所) of AVIC, also known as the 618th (Research) Institute. FACRI has been a major supplier of unmanned helicopter flight control systems (FCS) in China, and recently, it has ventured into the arena of developing entire unmanned aircraft, as of end of 2013, two have been publicized.
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250 unmanned helicopter
250 unmanned helicopter is an UAV developed by FACRI in conventional helicopter layout with a pair of skids as landing gear, and it is jointly developed by FACRI, Guangxi Tianyuan (meaning field and garden) biochemistry Co., Ltd. (广西田园生化股份有有限公司) and Henan Agricultural University as one of the projects of 863 Program added at late stage. Specification:
AF811 Aerial Robot
AF811 Aerial Robot (Kong-Zhong Ji-Qi-Ren, 空中机器人) is also developed by FACRI and it is the smaller cousin of 250 unmanned helicopter. AF811 Aerial Robot is in conventional layout with a pair of skids as landing gear, and it utilizes strap-down computer. As with its bigger cousin 250 unmanned helicopter, AF811 Aerial Robot is also mainly intended for agricultural applications. Specification:
AR-200 Unmanned helicopter
AR-200 UAV is a small unmanned helicopter developed by FACRI in conventional helicopter layout with a pair of skids as landing gear. Propulsion is provided by a two-blade main rotor. AR-200 made its public debut in Beijing in 2014.