Chunyi CY

Chunyi CY UAVs are Chinese UAVs developed by Beijing Chunyi Aviation Science and Technology Co., Ltd. (Chunyi, 北京淳一航空科技有限公司), and most of them have entered service with Chinese military governmental establishments.

CY-01 series

CY-02 Small White

CY-02 Small White (Xiao-Bai or Xiaobai, 小白) ) is fixed-wing UAV developed by Chunyi in conventional layout with high wing configuration and tricycle landing gear. Propulsion is provided by a two-blade propeller driven by a tractor engine mounted in the nose. Specification:^[1]

• Length (m): 2.08
• Wingspan (m): 2.7
• Wing area (m²): 0.86
• Empty weight (kg): 5.5
• Payload (kg): 5
• Max take-off weight (kg): 18
• Fuel (L): 3
• Max speed (km/h): 140
• Cruise speed (km/h): 90
• Ceiling (km): 4
• Endurance (h): 1.5–2
• Range (km): 250
• Remote control radius: 100 km
• Max wind scale allowed for operation: 6
• Launch: taxiing or catapult
• Recovery: taxiing or parachute
• Operating temperature (°C): -10 to 55
• Storage temperature (°C): -40 to 65
• Deployment time (min): < 15
• Recover time (min): < 10
• Mean time between failures (h): > 100
• Mean time to repair (h): < 0.5
• Power plant: Komatsu 3W-56 gasoline engine

CY-03 Big White

CY-03 Big White (Da-Bai or Dabai, 大白) is fixed-wing UAV developed by Chunyi in conventional layout with high wing configuration and tricycle landing gear. Propulsion is provided by a two-blade propeller driven by a tractor engine mounted in the nose. has almost identical appearance with Iflyer Big White 3 because both share the same airframe, and the main difference between the two UAVs is in their respective flight control systems which are totally different from each other because each company developed its own flight control system for the platform. The perform of both UAVs are also almost identical to each other.^[2] Specification:^[3]

• Wingspan: 2.95 m
• Length: 2.3 m
• Max speed: 135 km/h
• Min speed: 65 km/h
• Empty weight: 22 kg
• Max takeoff weight: 35 kg
• Normal payload: 6–8 kg
• Max payload: 16 kg
• Fuel: 8 L
• Cruise speed: 90–110 km/h depending on payload
• Ceiling: 5 km
• Endurance: 2–3 h depending on payload
• Rate of climb: 6–8 m/s depending on payload
• Max wind scale allowed for operation: 5
• Launch: catapult or takeoff
• Takeoff distance: 100 m

CY-04 Crow

CY-04 Crow (Wu-Ya or Wuya, 乌鸦) is a hand held micro air vehicle (MAV) developed by Chunyi for battlefield surveillance / reconnaissance. Constructed of composite material, CY-04 Crow is in conventional layout and high-wing configuration. Propulsion is provided by a propeller driven by a pusher engine mounted behind the wing, and it can be quickly assembled and disassembled in the field for rapid deployment. CY-04 Crow is similar in size with AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven and performs similar missions. Specification:^[4]

• Length (m): 1.4
• Wingspan (m): 2.1
• Wing area (m²): 0.5
• Empty weight (kg): 1.2
• Payload (kg): 1
• Max take-off weight (kg): 3.5
• Power plant: lithium battery
• Max speed (km/h): 90
• Cruise speed (km/h): 50
• Rate of climb (m/s): 3
• Endurance (min): 40–60
• Range (km): > 30
• Max wind scale allowed for operation: 4
• Launch: hand thrown
• Recovery: taxiing / glide
• Take-off speed (km/h): 20
• Storage container size (m): 0.8 × 0.31 × 0.36
• Stall speed (km/h): 25

CY-05 series

CY-06 Shooting Star

CY-06 Shooting Star (Liu-Xing or Liuxing, 流星) is a fixed-wing UAV developed by Chunyi in cropped delta wing layout with a pair of long winglets pointing downward. Propulsion is provided by a two-blade propeller driven pusher engine mounted at the empennage. Specification:^[5]

• Length (m): 1.07
• Wingspan (m): 1.88
• Max take-off weight (kg): 6
• Payload (kg): 2.5
• Ceiling (km): 3
• Normal operating altitude (m): 200 – 3000
• Max speed (km/hr): > 140
• Cruise speed (km/hr): 70 – 110
• Typical operating range (km): 50
• Endurance (hr): 1.5 – 2
• Launch: catapult or hand
• Recovery: parachute
• Control: remote or autonomous
• Navigation: GPS
• Navigation accuracy (m): ± 10
• Max wind scale allowed for operation: 5
• Temperature allowed for operation (°C): - 20 to 55
• Storage temperature (°C): - 40 to 65
• Relative humidity allowed for operation (%): 95 ± 3
• Remote control radius (km): 50
• Propulsion: internal combustion engine

CY-07

CY-07 is fixed-wing UAV developed by Chunyi in twin-boom layout with twin tails and tricycle landing gear. CY-07 is powered by two engines both of which are mounted on the fuselage, a tractor engine in the nose, and a pusher engine at the end. Both engines are equipped with two-blade propeller.^[6]

CY-08 Flying Saucer with Delta Wing

CY-08 Flying Saucer with Delta Wing is fixed-wing UAV developed by Chunyi in blended wing body layout with twin tails and tricycle landing gear. Propulsion is provided by a two-blade propeller driven by a pusher engine mounted at the end of the empennage. A unique feature of CY-08 is that its twin tails are pointing downward instead of upward, as most aircraft designs. The complete name for CY-08 is Flying Saucer with Delta-Wing UAV (Fei-Die San-Jiao-Yi Wu-Ren-Ji, 飞蝶三角翼无人机).^[7]

CY-10

CY-10 is a fixed-wing UAV developed by Chunyi in delta wing layout with mid wing configuration. The fuselage is constructed of composite material and it has tricycle landing gear. Propulsion is provided by a two-blade propeller driven by a pusher engine mounted at the end of the empennage. A unique feature of CY-10 is that its winglets are pointing downward, instead of upward as in most cases. The complete name for CY-10 is Large Delta-Wing UAV (Fei-Die San-Jiao-Yi Wu-Ren-Ji, 大三角翼无人机). Specification^[8]

• Length (m): 2.65
• Wingspan (m): 3.55
• Wing area (m²): 2.1
• Empty weight (kg): 30
• Payload (kg): 30
• Max take-off weight (kg): 70
• Fuel (L): 20
• Max speed (km/h): 180
• Cruise speed (km/h): 120
• Ceiling (km): 5
• Endurance (h): 5
• Range (km): 500
• Max wind scale allowed for operation: 6
• Launch: taxiing
• Recovery: taxiing or parachute
• Take-off distance (m): 100–200
• Landing distance (m): 100–200
• Stall speed (km/h): 80
• Power plant: Komatsu 3W210/212

CY-X6

CY-X6 is a hexacopter with a pair of skids as landing gear. CY-X-6 is constructed of carbon fiber composite material, and navigation is provided by GPS, based on which the fully autonomous flight is conducted.^[9]

See also

• List of unmanned aerial vehicles of China
• Chunyi CY-01
• Chunyi CY-05
• Chunyi UAV

References