GEAT UAVs

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| national origin= [[China]]
| manufacturer= GEAT
| designer= Dr. Zhu Shangxiang
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'''GEAT UAVs''' are Chinese [[experimental aircraft|experimental UAVs]] developed by [[Mianyang]] [http://company.ch.gongchang.com/info/62805359_b106/ Golden Eagle Aviation Technology Co., Ltd. (GEAT, 绵阳金鹰航空科技有限公司)]. Two UAVs have been identified as of 2013, one jet-powered and another propeller-driven, and both utilize the
Zhu’s flap (朱氏蓬翼/朱氏襟翼增升技术), a patented developed by [[Beihang University]] professor Dr. Zhu Shangxiang (朱上翔), who is also the funder of GEAT. Zhu’s flap is basically a retractable flap from the wing and during takeoff and landing, the flap is extended from the wing to increase lift, and during level flight, it is retracted back to the wing to reduce drag. Both GEAT designs incorporate this feature and are both currently under development.

The jet-powered GEAT UAV shapes like a scaled-down [[Silkworm (missile)|Silkworm missile]] except the UAV adopts [[shoulder wing]] as opposed to the mid wing of Silkworm missile. The three-piece tailplanes of GEAT jet-powered UAV are arranged in Y shape, as opposed to the inverted Y shape of Silkworm missile. The inlet is located above the fuselage.<ref>[http://tuku.military.china.com/military/html/2011-03-03/167302_1682378.htm GEAT Jet UAV]</ref> The propeller-driven GEAT UAV has a conventional layout and tricycle landing gear system, and like its jet-powered cousin, it also has a shoulder wing configuration.<ref>[http://tuku.military.china.com/military/html/2011-03-03/167302_1682380.htm GEAT Piston UAV]</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of unmanned aerial vehicles of the People's Republic of China]]

==References==
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[[Category:Unmanned aerial vehicles]]
[[Category:Unmanned aerial vehicles of China]]

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