Taihua UAV

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Taihua (泰华) UAVs are Chinese [[UAV]]s developed by [http://www.zgthweiye.com/ Taihua Weiye Science and Technology Co., Ltd.(Taihua, 泰华伟业科技有限责任公司)], a wholly owned subsidiary of [[Hengshui]] Taihua Group Co., Ltd.

==Quadcopter==
Along with the its [[hexacopter]], the [[quadcopter]] is one of the first two UAVs developed by Taihua. Originally a real estate development and construction firm, Taihua begun to diversify its business by investing more than four billion [[¥|Renminbi]] into the development of UAVs, and this quadcopter is one of result of such diversification attempts. Taihua quadcopter made its public debut on April 14, 2014, at the opening ceremony of the foundation of Taihua robotics and UAV factory in [[Jizhou, Hebei]].<ref name="UAV1">{{cite web| url=http://www.cnaec.com.cn/Info/Show.asp?ID=9825534&SortID= | title=Quadcopter | accessdate=May 5, 2014 }}</ref> Taihua quadcopter is mainly intended for aerial cinematography, photography, and survey missions, and it has entered low rate initial production as of end of 2014.<ref name="UAV">{{cite web| url=http://xy.nen.com.cn/system/2014/12/02/014071300.shtml | title=Taihua UAVs | accessdate=Dec 2, 2014 }}</ref>

==Hexacopter==
Along with the its [[quadcopter]], the [[hexacopter]] is one of the first two UAVs developed by Taihua. Taihua hexacopter made its public debut on April 14, 2014 along with its smaller cousin the quadcopter, at the opening ceremony of the foundation of Taihua robotics and UAV factory in [[Jizhou, Hebei]].<ref name="UAV2">{{cite web| url=http://hebei.news.163.com/14/0424/10/9QJC4LDO02790E1B.html | title=Hexacopter | accessdate=Apr 24, 2014 }}</ref> The landing gear of the hexacopter consists of a pair of skids which can fold 90° upward to avoid obstruction to payload such as cameras, and the hexacopter is mainly intended for agricultural, aerial cinematography, photography, and survey missions. As of end of 2014, the hexacopter has entered low rate initial production.<ref name="UAV"/>

==Octocopter==
[[Octocopter]] is the third [[multirotor]] developed by Taihua, and it is the largest [[multicopter]] developed by Taihua (as end of 2014). Like its smaller cousin the hexacopter, the landing gear of the octocopter consists of a pair of skids which can fold 90° upward to avoid obstruction to payload such as cameras, and the octocopter is mainly intended for agricultural, aerial cinematography, photography, and survey missions. Taihua octocopter made its public debut on December 6, 2014 when a group of Chinese governmental officials visited Taihua robotic and UAV production facility in [[Jizhou, Hebei]].<ref name="UAV3">{{cite web| url=http://7gy.cn/mp/2e14068b-b571-4850-854d-b6e3090853f7.html | title=Octocopter | accessdate=2014 }}</ref>

==Unmanned helicopter==
Unmanned helicopter is another rotary wing UAV developed by Taihua, and it is mainly intended for agricultural applications such as crop dusting. Taihua unmanned helicopter utilizes [[commercial off-the-shelf]] (COTS) subsystems such as airframe and flight control systems (FCS), and itegrating them into one complete system. Taihua unmanned helicopter is in conventional helicopter layout with a pair of skids as landing gear.<ref name="UAV4">{{cite web| url=http://www.zgthweiye.com/sky/ | title=Unmanned helicopter | accessdate=2014 }}</ref> Along with Taihua octocopter, Taihua unmanned helicopter made its public debut on December 6, 2014 when a group of Chinese governmental officials visited Taihua robotic and UAV production facility in [[Jizhou, Hebei]].<ref name="UAV3"/>

==Fixed-wing UAV==
Taihua fixed-wing UAV is an UAV in [[twin boom]] layout with high [[wing configuration]] and [[winglet]]s. Propulsion is provided by a two-blade propeller driven [[pusher configuration|pusher engine]] mounted at the rear end of the fuselage, which the tricycle landing gear is attached to. The general designer of this fixed-wing UAV is the [[chief technology officer]] of UAV department of Taihua, Mr. Chen Wei (陈巍), who had previously been the general designer of several Chinese fixed-wing UAVs, [[CAS UAV|Expedition series UAVs]], before joining Taihua.<ref name="UAV4">{{cite web| url=http://www.heb.chinanews.com/tzlc/201412024336.shtml | title=Fixed-wing UAV | accessdate=Dec 2, 2014 }}</ref> As of end of 2014, Taihua fixed-wing UAV has received orders and production has begun.<ref name="UAV4"/> The UAV is mainly intended for aerial survey and surveillance missions.

==See also==
[[List of unmanned aerial vehicles of China]]

==Reference==
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