11.11.2024, 19:20
Und die Infos zur neuen CH-7-Langstreckendrohne wurden auch erweitert:
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Zitat:China’s Stealth CH-7 Long-Endurance Drone Emergeshttps://www.twz.com/air/chinas-stealth-c...ne-emerges.
The large flying-wing CH-7 drone has gone through several iterations but is reportedly due to complete its development imminently. [...] Video and stills released by Chinese state media today show the drone on a so-far unidentified runway, taxiing down it day and night — although we don’t see it in the air. The yellow-colored coat of primer is frequently seen on Chinese aircraft during its test phase. Meanwhile, a pair of apparent air data probes on the leading edges of the wing point to this being a prototype or perhaps a pre-production machine. [...]
The drone was first unveiled in the form of a full-scale mockup at Airshow China 2018 in Zhuhai. At this point, it looked very much like a Chinese clone of the Northrop Grumman X-47B UCAV, with the same modified ‘cranked kite’ wing, although it featured canted wingtips instead of the triangular wingtip edges found on the U.S. aircraft. [...]
In the process, the dimensions of the drone also changed. In its 2018 form, published figures included a wingspan of 22 meters (72 feet), while the 2022 model represented a drone with a wingspan of 26 meters (85 feet). Other published specifications, which remain provisional, include a length of 10 meters (33 feet), a maximum takeoff weight of 10,000 kilograms (22,000 pounds), a maximum speed of 926 km/h (575 mph), and an endurance of up to 15 hours. These all apply to the 2022 version of the drone.
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