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Iflyer UAVs

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Henan Zhengzhou Ling-Hang (meaning Navigation) Model Co. Ltd. (Iflyer, 河南郑州领航模型有限公司), a Chinese firm first started as remotely controlled toy aircraft manufacturer but has since expanded its business into the UAV arena, and several products from its UAV product line has been deployed by Chinese military, law enforcement and governmental agencies on contractual basis.

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Big White 2

Big White 2 or Big White II (Da-bai 2/II or Dabai 2/II, 大白, abbreviated as DB 2 or DB II) UAV is a Chinese UAV developed by Iflyer for both civilian and military applications. Specification:

  • Length: 2.8 m
  • Wingspan: 1.6 m
  • Height: 0.5 m
  • Empty weight: 10 kg
  • Max takeoff weight: 14 kg
  • Fuel: 2 kg
  • Normal payload: 1 kg
  • Max payload: 2 kg
  • Max speed: 130 km/h
  • Cruise speed: 80 km/h
  • Rate of climb: 15 m/s
  • Ceiling: 3.5 km
  • Endurance: 1 h 50 min
  • Typical range: 130 km
  • Max range: 200 km
  • Max wind scale allowed for operation: 5
  • Big White 3

    Big White 3 or Big White III (Da-bai 3/III or Dabai 3/III, 大白, abbreviated as DB 3 or DB III) UAV is a Chinese UAV developed by Iflyer to perform various missions such as survey, reconnaissance and surveillance. Specification:

  • Wingspan: 2.95 m
  • Length: 2.3 m
  • Max speed: 135 km/h
  • Min speed: 65 km/h
  • Empty weight: 22 kg
  • Max takeoff weight: 35 kg
  • Normal payload: 6–8 kg
  • Max payload: 16 kg
  • Fuel: 8 L
  • Cruise speed: 90–110 km/h depending on payload
  • Ceiling: 5 km
  • Endurance: 2–3 h depending on payload
  • Rate of climb: 6–8 m/s depending on payload
  • Max wind scale allowed for operation: 5
  • Launch: catapult or takeoff
  • Takeoff distance: 100 m
  • Flying Wing

    Flying Wing Proof of concept UAV (Fei-Yi Yan-Zheng Ji, 飞翼验证机) is an experimental Chinese UAV developed by Iflyer to gain experience in design and flight control system of flying wing configuration. The flying wing eliminates the tail rudder and control surfaces, but still retains the distinct fuselage. The aircraft is powered b a two-blade propeller driven by a pusher engine at the end of the fuselage and winglets are installed on the wing.

    Hunter

    Hunter UAV (Lie-Ren or Lieren, 猎人) is a twin engine Chinese UAV developed by Iflyer with a twin-boom configuration. What is unusual about Hunter UAV is that the two engines are not mounted on the booms for the typical twin boom configuration, but instead, both engines are mounted on the fuselage, a tractor engine in the nose, and a pusher engine at the end. Both engines are equipped with two-blade propeller. Specification:

  • Wingspan: 3 m
  • Length: 2.4 m
  • Wing area: 14 m2
  • Weight: 38 kg
  • References

    Iflyer UAVs Wikipedia