THX UAVs are Chinese UAVs developed by Guangzhou Tian-Hai-Xiang (meaning "soaring over sky and sea") Aviation Science and Technology Co., Ltd. (THX, 广州天海翔航空科技有限公司), some of which have already entered service with Chinese law enforcement and Chinese military. In addition, some of its design also won several national awards in China.
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MAV
THX Micro air vehicle (MAV) is designed to be operated by a single person, and it is one of the first fixed-wing THX UAVs to adopt GPS navigation like THX unmanned helicopters. THX MAV is in conventional layout with T-tail and a pair of skids as landing gear. Propulsion is provided by a two-blade-propeller-driven tractor engine mounted at the leading edge of the wing, which is elevated from the fuselage. This MAV adopts modular design concept so that payload can be readily exchanged in the field: a CCD television camera for daytime operation, and infrared imaging camera for night operation. Specification:
THX-01
THX-1 is a fixed-wing UAV in twin boom layout with tricycle landing gear. Propulsion is provided by a two-blade propeller-driven pusher engine mounted at the rearend of the fuselage. Specification:
THX-02
THX-1 is a fixed-wing UAV in conventional layout with V-tail and tricycle landing gear. Propulsion is provided by a two-blade propeller-driven tractor engine mounted in the nose. Specification:
Type 01
Type 02 is a rotary-wing UAV in conventional helicopter layout with a pair of skids as landing gear. Specification:
Type 02
Type 02 is a rotary-wing UAV in conventional helicopter layout with a pair of skids as landing gear. Type 02 UAV is the larger cousin of the smaller Type 01 UAV and lacks the aerodynamic fairing Type 01 has. Specification:
Vehicle-launched UAV
THX has developed a vehicle-launched UAV for both civilian and military applications. The ground control system and vehicle-mounted catapult are integrated into a single vehicle, thus reducing the logistic cost and complexity. The civilian version is launched from modified trucks, while the military version is launched from modified armed vehicle. The UAV itself resembles a scaled-down version of a typical World War II era single-seat fighter, except the typical tricycle landing gear on board the fighters is replaced by a pair of skids, since the UAV is catapult-launched. Propulsion is provided by a gasoline-powered, two-blade propeller-driven tractor engine mounted in the nose. Specification: