Vantage Airship
Vantage Airship UAVs are Chinese UAVs developed by Shanghai Vantage Airship Manufacture Co., Ltd. (Vantage Airship, 上海达天飞艇制造有限公司). As the name of the company implies, most of its UAV products are airships, and as of 2014, all of them are remotely controlled unmanned blimps, with the letter R included in the model number to indicate remotely controlled.
CR-14R
CR-14R is the first unmanned blimp developed by Vantage Airship, and its maiden flight was completed in December 2007 in Baoshan District, Shanghai.
CR-20R
CR-20R is an unmanned blimp developed by Vantage Airship intended for various applications such as aerial survey, photography, and surveillance missions. Specification:
- Length (m): 24
- Height (m): 8
- Payload (kg): 50
- Cruise speed (km/h): 50
- Max speed (km/h): 80
- Ceiling (km): 2
- Endurance (h): 5
CR-24R
CR-24R is an unmanned blimp developed by Vantage Airship and its maiden flight was completed in September 2010 in Nanning.
CR-25R Zhiyuan 1
CR-25R Zhiyuan 1 (致远一号) is an unmanned blimp developed by Vantage Airship and its maiden flight was completed in September 2009 in Baoshan District, Shanghai. CR-25R Zhiyuan 1 is jointly developed by Vantage Airship and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Specification:
- Length (m): 25
- Volume (m3): 750
- Max wind speed allowed for operation (m/s): 12
- Endurance (h): 4
CA series
In addition to CR series unmanned blimps, Vantage Airship also developed CA seris unmanned blimps for various missions.
Model |
CA-24R |
CA-25R |
CA-30R |
CA-32R |
CA-36R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Length (m) |
24 |
25.68 |
30 |
32.28 |
36 |
Diameter (m) |
6.2 |
6.42 |
7.5 |
8.07 |
9 |
Height (m) |
8 |
8.4 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Volume (sq m) |
471 |
530 |
856 |
1068 |
1480 |
Empty weight (kg) |
330 |
370 |
600 |
650 |
661 |
Payload @ 300 m (kg) |
136 |
155 |
247 |
152 |
150 |
Payload @ 1500 m (kg): |
76 |
87 |
160 |
152 |
150 |
Endurance (hr) |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
Max speed @ 300 m (km/hr) |
66 |
68 |
85 |
78 |
72 |
Cruise speed @ 300 m (km/hr) |
50 |
50 |
55 |
49 |
47 |
Max speed @ 1000 m (km/hr) |
— |
65 |
80 |
63 |
49 |
Cruise speed @ 1000 m (km/hr) |
— |
47 |
50 |
41 |
32 |
Rate of climb (m/s) |
7 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
Rate of descend (m/s) |
5 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Ceiling (km) |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
Remote control range (km) |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
Engine (hp) |
20 x 2 |
20 x 2 |
50 x 2 |
50 x 2 |
50 x 2 |
See also
List of unmanned aerial vehicles of the People's Republic of China