NRIST S-80 series UAV

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NRIST S-80 series UAVs are Chinese [[UAV]]s developed by [http://www.nrist.com/ Nanjing Research Institute of Simulation Technology (南京模拟技术研究所)] (NRIST), also known as the 60th Research Institute of [[People's Liberation Army General Staff Department]] (总参六十所), an [[ISO 9000|ISO 9001]] ceritified research/production facility headquartered in [[Nanjing]]. S-80 series UAVs are part of larger [[NRIST S-series UAV]]s.

==S-80==
S-80 drone is a fixed wing UAV developed by NRIST, and it is a development of earlier [[NRIST UAV#B-9H|NRIST B-9H]] drone. Like its predecessor B-9H, S-80 is also developed for naval use on board ships. S-80 drone is constructed of fiber glass reinforced plastic with aluminum strips to strength fuselage. S-80 is designed to float on water after landing so it can be recovered. Specification:<ref name="S-UAVs">{{cite web| url=http://www.360doc.com/content/10/0126/20/62374_14458980.shtml | title=S-80 UAV | accessdate=Jan 26, 2010 }}</ref>
*Length (m): 2.5
*Wingspan (m): 2.82
*Max take-off weight (kg): 55
*Speed (m/s): 80
*Ceiling (km): 3
*Endurance (min): 60
*Remote control range (km): 30
*Propulsion: GYS-350F piston engine @ 18&nbsp;kW
*Launch: Rocket assisted
*Recovery: parachute
*Max wind scale allowed for operation: 5
*Temperature range (°C): -20 to +50

==S-80H==
S-80H is an improvement of earlier S-80, and shares the same conventional layout with high [[wing configuration]]. Propulsion is provided by a propeller driven [[tractor configuration|tractor engine]] mounted in the nose.<ref>[http://tuku.military.china.com/military/html/2012-06-05/201178_2151107.htm S-80H UAV]</ref> S-80H is part of the overall improvement efforts of existing drone/UAV systems developed by NRIST. Program begun in 1992, with concentration on adopting fully digitized flight control systems and computerized remote control system, and improvement on engine reliability.<ref name="S-80H">{{cite web| url=http://pg.jrj.com.cn/acc/Res%5CCN_RES%5CINDUS%5C2011%5C11%5C25%5C2c067ad7-a218-4b98-ac8f-311b8b29b28b.pdf | title=S-80H UAV | accessdate=Nov 25, 2011 }}</ref> S-80H UAVs have been displayed numerous times at the UAV exhibition held in China.

==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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