THPB UAV

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| manufacturer= THPB
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| first flight=2014
| introduced=2014
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'''THPB UAV''' is a series of Chinese [[UAV]] developed by [http://www.thsgaj.gov.cn/ Tonghua Police Bureau (THPB, 通化市公安局)] and has entered service with local law enforcement. As of 2014, a total of three types of UAV have been developed, and all of them are Tongfei (通飞) series, all of which are equipped with satellite navigation.

==Tongfei 1==
The first model of Tongfei series is Tongfei 1, which is the smallest UAV of three. Tongfei 1 is a [[quadcopter]] with a pair of skids as landing gear, and it is a light weight UAV with the entire system being able to be carried and deployed by a single person. Tongfei 1 is mainly used as in reconnaissance missions. Tongfei 1 is capable of auotonomously flight and automatically landing.<ref name="UAV">{{cite web| url=http://enews.xwh.cn/shtml/xwhb/20140125/content_2.shtml | title=THPB UAVs | accessdate=Jan 25, 2014 }}</ref>

==Tongfei 2==
Tongfei 2 is the second model of Tongfei series, and it is a large hexacopter with a pair of skids of landing gear. An usual feature of Tongfei 2 that is not present on most hexacopter in the world is that all of its rotors are protected by having circular rails around every rotor. Tongfei 2 is capable of operating in wind scale 5 weather, and in addition to surveillance, Tongfei 2 can also be used to drop emergency relief supplies in disaster relief effort. Additionally, Tongfei 2 can be used as an aerial weaponry platform to launch non-leathal weapons such as tear gas.<ref name="UAV"/>

==Tongfei 3==
Tongfei 3 is the third model of Tongfei series, and it is the first fixed-wing UAV developed by THPB. Tongfei 3 is in conventional aircraft layout with high [[wing configuration]] and a pair of skids as landing gear. Propulsion is provided by a propeller driven [[pusher configuration|pusher engine]] mounted behind the main wing. Tongfei 3 is mainly intended for aerial surveillance missions, and payload is mounted above the nose of the fuselage. Specification:<ref name="UAV0">{{cite web| url=http://www.whga.gov.cn/mobile/newsPage.jsp?id=1201402271310500784 | title=THPB unmanned aerial vehicles | accessdate=2014 }}</ref>
*Endurance (hr): 1
*Range (km): 60

==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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