HLKX Hawk Eye (Ying-Yan or Yingyan, 鹰眼) rotary wing UAVs are Chinese rotary wing UAVs developed by Guilin Hanglong (meaning Aviation Dragon) Kexun (meaning Scientific Message) Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. (HLKX, 桂林航龙科讯电子技术有限公司), some of which have entered service with Chinese military, paramilitary, law enforcement and governmental agencies.
Hawk Eye Leger is a quadcopter with a pair of skids as landing gear, and instead of symmetric layout of typical multirotors, Leger is in a rectangular layout out instead, with two pairs of rotor at the opposite end of the fuselage. Leger is mainly intended for aerial cinematography, photography and survey applications. Specification:
Length (m): 0.46
Width (m): 0.42
Empty weight (kg): 1.4
Payload (kg): 0.7
Max take-off weight (kg): 2.1
Typical operating radius (km): 5
Endurance (min): 10 – 15
Max speed (km/h): 45
Typical operating altitude (m): 100 – 500
Ceiling (km): 1
Navigation: GPS
Propulsion: Electrical motor
Fuel: lithium battery
Max wind scale allowed for operation: 4
Rate of vertical climb (m/s): 6
Horizontal positional accuracy when hovering (m): ± 0.5
Vertical positional accuracy when hovering (m): ± 2
Launch & Recovery: Remotely piloted
Take-off and landing area (m2): 9
Remote control radius (km): 2
Hawk Eye Pro is an octocopter in typical octorotor layout with a pair of skids as landing gear. Hawk Eye Pro is intended for aerial photography, cinematography and it can also be used to deploy guide wire in the setting up of power lines. Specification:
Size (m): 1.16
Empty weight (kg): 6
Payload (kg): 3.8
Max take-off weight (kg): 9.8
Typical operating radius (km): 5
Endurance (min): 10 – 15
Max speed (km/h): 30
Typical operating altitude (m): 100 – 500
Ceiling (km): 1
Navigation: GPS
Propulsion: Electrical motor
Fuel: lithium battery
Max wind scale allowed for operation: 4
Rate of vertical climb (m/s): 6
Horizontal positional accuracy when hovering (m): ± 0.5
Vertical positional accuracy when hovering (m): ± 2
Launch & Recovery: Remotely piloted
Take-off and landing area (sq m): 9
Remote control radius (km): 2
