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Loncin UAVs are Chinese UAVs developed by Loncin Motor Co., Ltd. (Loncin, 隆鑫通用动力股份有限公司) headquartered in Chongqing, as the company begins to diversify its business by venturing into the UAV arena.
XV-1
XV-1 is the first UAV developed by Loncin. XV-1 made its public debut in November 2014 at the 10th Zhuhai Airshow, at which the developer has revealed that the development has been completed by the end of 2014, and work is currently concentrating on obtaining governmental certification. The development and manufacture of the UAV is carried out by Zhuhai Longhua Helicopter Science and Technology Co., Ltd. (珠海隆华直升机科技有限公司), a subsidiary of Loncin. The general designer of the XV-1 is the design team from Tsinghua University headed by Professor Wang Hao-Wen (王浩文). The power plant of XV-1 is developed by Loncin itself, and the flight control system is developed by Tsinghua University. XV-1 unmanned helicopter is in conventional helicopter layout with tricycle landing gear and fenestron tail. Specification: