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Vantage Airship UAVs are Chinese UAVs developed by Shanghai Vantage Airship Manufacture Co., Ltd. (Vantage Airship, 上海达天飞艇制造有限公司). As the name of the company implies, most of its UAV products are airships, and as of 2014, all of them are remotely controlled unmanned blimps, with the letter R included in the model number to indicate remotely controlled.

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CR-14R

CR-14R is the first unmanned blimp developed by Vantage Airship, and its maiden flight was completed in December 2007 in Baoshan District, Shanghai.

CR-20R

CR-20R is an unmanned blimp developed by Vantage Airship intended for various applications such as aerial survey, photography, and surveillance missions. Specification:

  • Length (m): 24
  • Height (m): 8
  • Payload (kg): 50
  • Cruise speed (km/h): 50
  • Max speed (km/h): 80
  • Ceiling (km): 2
  • Endurance (h): 5
  • CR-24R

    CR-24R is an unmanned blimp developed by Vantage Airship and its maiden flight was completed in September 2010 in Nanning.

    CR-25R Zhiyuan 1

    CR-25R Zhiyuan 1 (致远一号) is an unmanned blimp developed by Vantage Airship and its maiden flight was completed in September 2009 in Baoshan District, Shanghai. CR-25R Zhiyuan 1 is jointly developed by Vantage Airship and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Specification:

  • Length (m): 25
  • Volume (m3): 750
  • Max wind speed allowed for operation (m/s): 12
  • Endurance (h): 4
  • CA series

    In addition to CR series unmanned blimps, Vantage Airship also developed CA series unmanned blimps for various missions.

    References

    Vantage Airship Wikipedia