BCMS UAV
UAV | |
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Role | Fixed wing UAV |
National origin | China |
Manufacturer | BCMS owned factory |
Designer | Mr. Lu Yanjie |
First flight | 2012 |
Introduction | 2012 |
Status | In service |
Primary user | China |
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BCMS UAV is a Chinese UAV developed by School Ba County Middle School (Ba-Xian Zhong-Xue, (巴县中学) (BCMS) in Chongqing, which is also known as Chongqing Municipal Experimental Middle School (Chong-Qing-Shi Shi-Yan Zhong-Xue,重庆市实验中学). The UAV has since entered service with local business on contractual basis.
Fixed-wing UAV
BCMS is a fixed-wing UAV developed by BCMS mainly for aerial photography and cinematography applications. The general designer of this UAV is a high school freshman, Mr. Lu Yan-Jie (卢彦杰), and the development took two years to complete with development cost more than ¥15000. This UAV is mainly designed as a much cheaper alternative to existing UAVs performing the same mission: in comparison to other UAVs developed by corporations with price tag of several hundred thousand ¥ for a single UAV, the BCMS UAV cost ¥8000. Imaging information can be transmitted in real time.[1]
BCMS UAV is in conventional layout with high wing configuration and tricycle landing gear, with propulsion provided by a two-blade propeller driven tractor engine mounted in the nose. BCMS UAVs are produced by the school-owned factory have been used by local business for aerial photography applications.
Specification:[2]
- Ceiling (m): 1307
- Endurance (hr): 1
- Speed (km/hr): 80
- Remote control radius (km): 10
- Unit cost: ¥8000
See also
List of unmanned aerial vehicles of the People's Republic of China
References
- ↑ "BCMS unmanned aerial vehicle". Retrieved Apr 9, 2012.
- ↑ "BCMS UAV". Retrieved Apr 9, 2012.