CH-91 UAV is a fixed-wing UAV in twin-boom layout with inverted v-tail and a pair of skids as landing gear. Propulsion is provided by a two-blade propeller driven by a pusher engine mounted at the rear end of the fuselage. CH-91 drone is mainly intended for reconnaissance and surveillance missions. It's also called as BZK-008.
The CH-91 UAV is designed to perform reconnaissance, surveillance, intelligence information gathering, high-precision target pointing, artillery fire correction, battlefield damage effectiveness assessment, and gis missions. The Chinese company has also launched civilian products for the drones, which can be used to fight forest fires, pipe surveillance, weather measurements and emergency communications.
CH-91 UAV Specifications
Long
:3.5 m
High: 1.4 m
Wingspan: 4.4 m
Maximum take-off weight: 110 kg
Payload:20 kg
Endurance: 5h
Radius:150 km
Maximum flight altitude: 4480 m
Cruising altitude 1980-2500 m
Cruising speed 120-150 km/h
Maximum speed is 180 km/h
Power plant dual - cylinder gasoline engine, power 16.4 kw, using twin - bladed thrust propeller
The uas deployment time is less than 60 minutes
The recovery time after a combat mission is less than 20 minutes.
