CASIC HW-200 series UAV

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UAVs
Role UAV
National origin China
Manufacturer CASIC
Designer CASIC
First flight early 2010s
Introduction early 2010s
Status In service
Primary user China

CASIC HW-200 series UAVs are Chinese UAVs developed by 3rd Academy Hiwing (or HW for short, 海鹰in Chinese) of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), and this academy is also more commonly known as HiWING Mechanical and Electrical Technology Corp, (海鹰机电技术研究院, the exact literal translation of its Chinese name is actually Sea Eagle Mechanical and Electrical Technology Research Academy) or HiWING for short.

HW-200 Blast-Off[]

HW-200 Blast-Off (Teng-Fei or Tengfei, 腾飞) is a miniature UAV designed for long endurance. HW-200 Blast-Off UAV is in twin-boom layout with inverted v-tail. There are two models developed as of 2013, HW-200A, which does not have landing gear and thus is recovered via parachute, and another version with tricycle landing gear. Propulsion is provided by a two-blade propeller driven by a pusher engine mounted at the rear end of the fuselage.[1] Specification:[2]

  • Wingspan: 3.5 m

HW-200B Blast-Off[]

Although sharing the same name Blast-off and similar designation, HW-200B is a completely different UAV than HW-200A. Instead of the twin boom layout of HW-200/200A, HW-200B is an UAV in conventional layout with high wing configuration and tricycle landing gear. Propulsion is provided by a two-blade propeller driven tractor engine mounted in the nose. W-200B has been deployed during 2013 Lushan earthquake in post disaster geographical analysis.[3]

HW-210[]

HW-210 is fixed-wing UAV developed by HiWING, and it is in twin-boom layout and high-wing configuration with inverted v-tail. HW-210 has the same layout with HW-200 and it is a development of HW-200. As with HW-200, propulsion is provided by a two-blade propeller driven by a pusher engine mounted at the rear end of the fuselage. Specification:[4]

  • Wingspan: 3.5 m
  • Length: 2.1 m
  • Max take-off weight: 22 kg
  • Payload: 5 kg
  • Power plant: gasoline
  • Cruise speed: 80–120 km/h
  • Endurance: 12–16 h
  • Ceiling: 5 km
  • Control radius: 50 km
  • Launch: catapult
  • Recovery: parachute
  • Max wind scale allowed for operation: 6

HW-220[]

HW-230 is fixed-wing UAV developed by HiWING, and it is in twin-boom layout and high-wing configuration with twin tail. HW-230 has the same layout with HW-200/210 and it is tricycle landing gear system. As with HW-200, propulsion is provided by a two-blade propeller driven by a pusher engine mounted at the rear end of the fuselage. Specification:[5]

  • Wingspan: 2.7 m
  • Length: 2.1 m
  • Max take-off weight: 18 kg
  • Payload: 5 kg
  • Power plant:
  • Cruise speed: 100–120 km/h
  • Endurance: 2–3 h
  • Ceiling: 4 km
  • Control radius: 30 km
  • Launch: catapult
  • Recovery: parachute
  • Max wind scale allowed for operation: 6

HW-230[]

HW-230 is an UAV in conventional layout with high wing configuration. Propulsion is provided by a two-blade propeller driven by a tractor engine mounted in the nose, and the UAV has a tricycle landing gear system. Specification:[6]

  • Wingspan: 3 m
  • Length: 2 m
  • Max take-off weight: 32 kg
  • Payload: 5 kg
  • Power plant: internal combustion engine
  • Cruise speed: 90–110 km/h
  • Endurance: 3–4 h
  • Ceiling: 4 km
  • Control radius: 120 km
  • Launch: catapult, taxiing
  • Recovery: parachute, taxiing
  • Max wind scale allowed for operation: 6

HW-260[]

HW-260 is a fixed-wing UAV in twin boom layout with high wing configuration and tricycle landing gear. HW-260 UAV has inverted v-tail. Propulsion is provided by a two-blade propeller driven pusher engine mounted at the rear end of the fuselage. Specification:[7]

  • Weight (kg): 26
  • Wingspan (m): 3.6
  • Length (m): 2.2
  • Endurance (hr): 8 – 12
  • Speed (km/hr): 80 – 120
  • Remote control radius (km): 120
  • Max wind scale allowed for operation: 6
  • Payload (kg): 5
  • Launch: Taxiing or catapult
  • Recovery: Taxiing or parachute

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ HW-200 Blast-Off
  2. ^ HW-200 Blast-Off UAV
  3. ^ "HW-200B UAV". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  4. ^ "HW-210". Archived from the original on 2015-01-11. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  5. ^ "HW-220". Archived from the original on 2014-08-24. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  6. ^ "HW-230". Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  7. ^ "HW-260". Archived from the original on 2015-02-23. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
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