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XFNY UAVs are Chinese UAVs developed by Changsha Xiu-Feng Agricultural Science and Technology Co., Ltd. (XFNY, 长沙秀丰农业科技有限公司) mainly for agricultural applications. As of end of 2013, all UAV developed by XFNY are unmanned helicopters.

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Swallow I

Swallow (Xuan-Niao or Xuanniao, 玄鸟, an ancient Chinese name for swallow) I is an unmanned helicopter developed by XFNY by XFNY by integrating commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) airframe with domestic Chinese flight control system (FCS). Swallow I is in conventional helicopter layout with a pair of skids as landing gear. Specification:

  • Empty weight (kg): 7.5
  • Payload (kg): 5

    • Swallow II

    Swallow II is an unmanned helicopter currently under development by XFNY, and it is an improvement of earlier Swallow I.

    References

    XFNY UAV Wikipedia
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