| TAI Pelikan | |
|---|---|
| Role | Unmanned drone reconnaissance, surveillance, target acquisition |
| Manufacturer | Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) |
TAI Pelikan, aka IHA-X2, is a radio-controlled reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition drone. Designed, developed and built by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is a half scale model of the tactical drone TAI Baykuş air platform. It was produced as a training and bridge platform to the TAI Baykuş.[1]
Pelikan is the Turkish word for species pelican. TAI has some other UAV's named after birds.
Development[]
The shoulder-winged UAV has all composite material airframe with metal twin tail booms. The drone is propelled by two 2-cylinder 2-stroke gasoline engines of type Zenoah G38 from Japan with 4 x 2.2 hp (1.6 kW) power.[2] There exist two versions of TAI Pelikan related to propeller configuration, a pusher and a tractor aircraft. The drone carries a two-axis gimbaled EO/IR camera, which relays its video in real-time telemetry. Its guidance/tracking takes place fully autonomous based on INS/GPS integrated waypoint navigation system. Take off and landing of the drone is accomplished in conventional way on wheels.[1][3]
Specifications[]
Data from RUVSA Russian Unmanned Vehicle Systems Association - TR Defence[1][3]
General characteristics
- Crew: 0
- Length: 3.00 m (9 ft 10 in)
- Wingspan: 3.60 m (11 ft 10 in)
- Empty weight: 20 kg (44 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 35 kg (77 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Zenoah G38 2-cylinder two-stroke engine
Performance
- Maximum speed: 120 km/h (75 mph; 65 kn)
- Endurance: 6 hr
- Service ceiling: 1,525 m (5,003 ft)
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "An overview of Turkish UAV R&D and production-TAI (Turkish Aerospace Industries)". TR Defence. http://www.trdefence.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=375. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
- ↑ "G38 Engine (2.3 cu in) by Zenoah (ZENE38A)". Horizon Hobby. http://www.horizonhobby.com/products/super-cub-dsm-rtf-ZENE38A. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Pelikan". RUVSA. http://en.ruvsa.com/catalog/pelikan/. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
External links[]
The original article can be found at TAI Pelikan and the edit history here.