NRIST S-100 series UAV
| S-100 series UAVs | |
|---|---|
| Role | UAV |
| National origin | China |
| Manufacturer | NRIST |
| Designer | NRIST |
| Status | In service |
| Primary user | China |
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NRIST S-100 series UAVs are Chinese UAVs developed by Nanjing Research Institute of Simulation Technology (南京模拟技术研究所) (NRIST), also known as the 60th Research Institute of People's Liberation Army General Staff Department (总参六十所), an ISO 9001 ceritified research/production facility headquartered in Nanjing. S-100 series UAVs are part of larger NRIST S-series UAVs.
S-100
S-100 is a jet powered drone developed by NRIST with V-tail. The fuselage of S-100 is constructed of glass-reinforced plastic (GRP), with aluminum strips for strengthening, and the wings of S-100 is constructed of honeycomb GRP. S-100 is equipped with GPS navigation and data link for real-time information transmission. Proplusion is provided by a pulsejet, and it is the first pulsejet equipped UAV in China, making China one of the few nations in the world that master the technology of pulsejet application on UAV. Specification:[1]
- Length (m): 2.5
- Wingspan (m): 2.4
- Max take-off weight (kg): 52
- Speed (m/s): 100
- Ceiling (km): 3
- Propulsion: 22 kgf thrust pulsejet
- Remote control radius (km): 50
- Enduarnce (min): 40 – 60
- Launch: rocket assisted take-off
- Recovery: parachute
S-100L
Although having the S-100 designation as part of its own designation, S-100L looks like a different drone than S-100, because it is powered by a two-blade propeller driven tractor engine mounted in the nose, as opposed to pulsejet engine used on S-100. NRIST did apply the same general aerodynamic shape of S-100 to S-100L, as both drones have cylindrical fuselage and V-tail. S-100L drone is intended for training of operators of antiaircraft weaponry. Specification:[2]
- Length (m): 2.5
- Wingspan (m): 2.2
- Speed (m/s): 85
- Max take-off weight (kg): 85
- Ceiling (km): 3
- Endurance (min): 60
- Remote control range (km): 30
- Propulsion: GYS-350F piston engine
- Launch: Catapult
- Recovery: parachute
- Max wind scale allowed for operation: 5
- Temperature range (°C): -20 to +50
S-100W
S-100W is jet powered drone developed from S-100, and both share the same aerodynamic layout. The biggest difference between S-100 and S-100W is in propulsion: instead of pulsejet engine of S-100, S-100W is powered by a turbojet engine, with W as abbreviation of Wo-Lun Pen-Qi Fa-Dong-Ji (涡轮喷气发动机) in Pinyin, meaning turbojet engine in Chinese. In addition to different propulsion systems, S-100W also differs from the original S-100 in size, in that S-100W is slightly smaller than S-100. Specification:[3]
- Length (m): 2.3
- Wingspan (m): 2
- Speed (m/s): 100
- Max take-off weight (kg): 50
- Endurance (min): 40
- Remote control range (km): 50
- Propulsion: turbojet engine @ 20 kgf
- Temperature range (°C): -20 to +50
See also
List of unmanned aerial vehicles of the People's Republic of China
References
- ↑ "S-100 UAV". Retrieved Jun 11, 2002.
- ↑ "S-100L UAV". Retrieved Jan 26, 2010.
- ↑ S-100W