BMP UAV

BMP UAVs are Chinese UAVs developed by Beijing MicroPilot Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Flight Control System Ltd. (BMP, 北京麦克普特无人飞行器控制系统有限公司), a company originally formed in 2001 specifically handle the import business of auotpilots produced by Canadian firm MicroPilot for UAVs. Over the decade, the company expanded its business to importing other flight control systems to China, such as those produced by Russia. In recent years, in addition to being a supplier of subystems to other Chinese UAV manufacturers, BMP further expanded its business to developing its own brand of UAVs by integrating autopilots and flight control systems to existing airframes, but there are some BMP UAV are designed by BMP itself. As an original equipment manufacturer, BMP is also contractor to produce UAVs developed by other Chinese establishments such as universities, research institutes and other Chinese UAV manufacturers.

DF

DF is a micro air vehicle (MAV) developed by BMP with blended wing body layout. DF UAV somewhat resemble a Boeing Insitu ScanEagle, but with much smoother blending of fuselage and wing. This UAV does not have vertical rudder but there are two winglets. Propulsion is provided by a two-blade propeller driven by a pusher engine mounted at the rear end of the empennage. Specification:

• Wingspan: 1.28 m
• Length: 0.82 m
• Max take-off weight: 3 kg
• Payload: 0.6 kg
• Max speed: 120 km/h
• Cruise speed: 65 km/h
• Endurance: 45–60 min
• Normal operating altitude: 50–500 m
• Launch: hand or catapult
• Recovery: parachute or taxiing

Unmanned Blimp

Unmanned blimp is an UAV developed by BMP with optional pre-set altitude for cruising up on customers’ requests, and there are different payload capacities at different altitude. Specification:

• Length: 15.8 m
• Width: 4.5 m
• Height: 5.3 m
• Max payload: 25 kg
• Payload @ 500 m: 20 kg
• Payload @ 1000 m: 14 kg
• Payload @ 2000 m: 5 kg
• Ceiling: 2 km
• Endurance: 2 h
• Speed: 60 km/h

LHK

LHK is an UAV in twin-boom configuration with inverted v-tail. Propulsion is provided by a two-blade propeller driven by a pusher 55 cc engine mounted at the rear end of empennage, and the UAV has tricycle landing gear system. Specification:

• Length: 3 m
• Wingspan: 2.53 m
• Max take-off weight: 25 kg
• Payload: 10 kg
• Fuel: 6 L
• Endurance: 3.5 h
• Speed: 110–150 km/h
• Ceiling: 5 km
• Launch: taxiing
• Take-off distance: 60 m
• g overload: 4

T6

T6 is a MAV that visually resembles a miniature version of CASIC Sky Hawk 1, another Chinese UAV. Externally, the layout of both Chinese UAVs is almost identical to each other. Propulsion is provided by a two-blade propeller driven by a pusher 55 cc engine mounted at the rear end of empennage. Specification:

• Length: 1 m
• Wingspan: 0.7 m
• Max take-off weight: 2 kg
• Payload: 0.2 kg
• Endurance: 30–45 min
• Max speed: 90 km/h
• Cruise speed: 70 km/h
• Ceiling: 3 km
• Launch: hand or catapult
• Recovery: parachute

YZ-6

YZ-6 is the larger cousin of the smaller LHK UAV and is also in the same twin-boom layout. Propulsion is provided by a two-blade propeller driven by a pusher engine mounted at the rear end of the empennage, and the UAV has tricycle landing gear system. YZ-6 adopts modular design concept and it can be equipped with several engines by different suppliers. Specification:

• Length: 6 m
• Wingspan: 3.1 m
• Height: 0.84 m
• Fuselage width: 0.55 m
• Max take-off weight: 80–120 kg
• Empty weight: 35 kg
• Payload: 20–50 kg
• Fuel: 30 L
• Endurance: > 7 h
• Max speed: 160 km/h
• Cruise speed: 120 km/h
• Stall speed: 70 km/h
• Launch: taxiing
• Take-off distance: 50–100 m
• Recovery: taxiing

See also

List of unmanned aerial vehicles of the People's Republic of China