CSCA UAV

SSC UAVs are Chinese UAVs developed by Beijing Skyship-Century Aviation and Technology Co., Ltd. (CSCA, 北京中天华航航空科技有限公司), whose UAV products cover fixed and rotary wing aircraft, blimps, and ballons.

SF-GS

SF-GS UAVs are first UAVs developed by CSCA, and they are unmanned blimps that have been deployed in aerial photographic / cinematography missions in the celebration of forty-eighth anniversary of the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, fiftieth anniversary of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and other events. SF-GS is no longer in production and is succeeded by SSC series unmanned blimps, but some of them are still in service. During its decade long service, SF-GS series unmanned blimps have also been deployed in engineering and industrial missions such as setting up power lines.

SSC unmanned blimps

SSC unmanned blimps are gasoline-powered unmanned blimps developed by CSCA, and they are named after their respective length. For example, if a SSC blimp is 11 meter long, then it is named as SSC-11D. SSC unmanned blimps utilize commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) subsystems such as autopilots and ground controls from MicroPilot.

Model #	SSC-11D	SSC-13D	SSC-GS16D	SSC-20D
Length (m)	11	13	16	20
Diameter (m)	2.5	3.1	3.8	4.5
Heigh (m)	3.3	4.3	5	5.7
Volume (m3)	33	52	120	220
Gas	Helium	Helium	Helium	Helium
Fuel	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline
Max speed (km/hr)	55	60	60	65
Cruise speed (km/hr)	35	40	40	45
Take-off weight (kg)	37	58	132	235
Payload (kg)	7	15	30	50
Endurance (hr)	2 – 3	2 – 4	2 – 4	2 – 5
Normal operating altitude (m)	≤ 500	≤ 500	≤ 500	≤ 500
Remote control radius (km)	1	1	1	1
Power plant	Komatsu 380-620PU	Komatsu 800PU	Komatsu 3W106	Komatsu 3W140
Ground control	Horizon^mp	Horizon^mp	Horizon^mp	Horizon^mp
Autopilot	MP2028	MP2028	MP2028	MP2028
Propeller	Master	Master	Master	Master

SSC unmanned helicopters

SSC unmanned helicopters are two-stroke gasoline-powered unmanned helicopters developed by CSCA, and a total of two have been identified by 2013, the smaller SSC-H260 with fuselage constructed of carbon fiber, and the larger SSC-H800 with fuselage constructed of aluminum – maginesium alloy. SSC unmanned helicopters utilize commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) subsystems such as autopilots and ground controls from MicroPilot. Both unmanned helicopters are equipped with rotors constructed of carbon fiber. H stands for Helicopter.

Model #	SSC-H260	SSC-H800
Length (m)	1.75	2.146
Width (m)	0.4	0.508
Heigh (m)	0.7	0.711
Fuel	Gasoline	Gasoline
Take-off weight (kg)	9	32.23
Payload (kg)	4	12
Endurance (min)	20	50 – 55
Power plant	KZ-26 single cylinder	KZ-80 twin cylinder
Ground control	Horizon^mp	Horizon^mp
Autopilot	MP2128^heli	MP2128^heli
Gyroscope	Futaba GY611	Futaba GY611

SSC electrically powered UAVs

SSC electrically powered UAVs are battery powered unmanned UAVs developed by CSCA, and a total of two have been identified by 2013, the smaller SSC-1000EP mini, and the larger SSC-2000EP. SSC electrically powered UAVs utilize COTS subsystems such as autopilots and ground controls from MicroPilot. EP stands Electrically Powered.

Model #	SSC-1000EP mini	SSC-2000EP
Wing span (m)	1.4	2.4
Chord length (m)	0.28	0.35
Wing area (dm2)	39	84
Length (m)	1	1.2
Take-off weight (kg)	2.1	6
Payload (kg)	0.3	0.65 – 1
Endurance (hr)	0.5	1.5
Range (km)	70	110
Ceiling (km)	3.5	4.5
Normal operating altitude (m)	50 – 150	100 – 600
Power plant	Battery	Battery
Ground control	Horizon^mp	Horizon^mp
Autopilot	MP2028	MP2028
Launch	Hand thrown	Catapult
Recovery	Glide	Parachute

SSC gasoline-powered UAVs

SSC gasoline-powered UAVs are petrol-powered unmanned UAVs developed by CSCA, and a total of three have been identified by 2013, SSC-GS01, SSC-GS02, and the larger SSC-GS03. SSC gasoline-powered UAVs are constructed of composite material, and SSC-GS03 is an enlarged development of SSC-GS-02. SSC gasoline-powered UAVs utilize COTS subsystems such as autopilots and ground controls from MicroPilot, and Komatsu 3W series engines.

Model #	SSC-GS01	SSC-GS02	SSC-GS03
Layout	Conventional	Twin boom	Twin boom
Wing configuration	High wing	Hing wing	Hing wing
Empennage	T-tail	Twin tail	Twin tail
Landing gear	Tricycle	Tricycle	Tricycle
Wing span (m)	3.6	3.8	4.6
Length (m)	2.2	2.5	3.2
Take-off weight (kg)	23	32	70
Payload (kg)	5 – 8	5 – 10	10 – 20
Endurance (min)	2 – 3	2 – 4	4 – 5
Range (km)	100	180	250
Ceiling (km)	3.6	4	4.5
Max speed (km/hr)	130	150	190
Cruise speed (km/hr)	110	130	150
Power plant	5 – 6 hp pusher engine	8 – 10 hp pusher engine	15 – 20 hp pusher engine
Propeller	Two-blade	Two-blade	Two-blade
Fuel	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline
Ground control	Horizon^mp	Horizon^mp	Horizon^mp
Autopilot	MP2028	MP2028	MP2028
Launch	Catapult	Taxiing	Taxiing
Recovery	Parachute	Taxiing	Taxiing
Take-off distance (m)	50 – 100	70 – 120	100 – 150
Landing distance (m)	100 – 150	100 – 200	120 – 200

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