Norinco China Eagle

Norinco China Eagle (Hua-Ying or Huaying, 华鹰) series UAV are Chinese UAVs developed by North Navigation Control Technology Co., Ltd. (北方导航控制技术股份有限公司) of Norinco. North Navigation Control Technology Co., Ltd. was previously known as China North Industries Group Corporation Electro-Opticals Science & Technology Ltd. (中兵光电科技股份有限公司) before renamed to its present name, and it is a fully owned subsidiary of Norinco.

China Eagle I

China Eagle I is an UAV in twin-boom layout with inverted v-tail. Propulsion is provided by a two-blade propeller driven by a pusher engine mounted at the rear end of the fuselage, and it has a tricycle landing gear. Originally designed for aerial survey of disaster stricken area, it is also called China Eagle Disaster Relief I (Hua-Ying Jiu-Zai Yi-Hao, 华鹰救灾一号).[1] China Eagle has been deployed in the disaster relief missions of 2008 Sichuan earthquake.[2] Specification:[3][4]

China Eagle II

China Eagle II is an UAV in conventional layout with high-wing configuration and a pair of skids as landing gear. Propulsion is provided by a two-blade propeller driven by a pusher gasoline-powered engine mounted behind the wing. China Eagle II has been deployed by Shanghai police to aerially monitor the traffic during Expo 2010.[5] Specification:[6]

China Eagle Twin-Engine UAV

China Eagle Twin-Engine UAV of twin-boom layout with tricycle landing gear, and its airframe is identical to that of another Chinese UAV, Iflyer Hunter, but the flight control systems of the two Chinese UAVs are different from each other, developed from separate companies. As with Iflyer Hunter, the two engines are not mounted on the booms for the typical twin boom configuration, but instead, both engines 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. Specification:[7]

China Eagle Outpost

China Eagle Outpost (Hua-Ying Qian-Shao or Huaying Qianshao, 华鹰前哨) is a hand-held micro air vehicle (MAV) similar to AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven. The layout of China Eagle Outpost is almost identical to that of RQ-11 and both UAV perform similar missions. China Eagle Outpost have been exported to Egypt, which will license produce up to twenty units locally, after purchasing twenty-two units directly from China in two batches (two in the first batch for evaluation and twenty in the second batch).[8] In addition, China Eagle Outpost are also in service with Shanghai civil defense.[9] The complete name for this UAV is China Eagle Outpost Single Soldier Hand Thrown UAV Reconnaissance System (Hua-Ying Qian-Shao Dan-Bing Shou-Pao-Shi Wu-Ren-Ji Zhen-Cha Xi-Tong, 华鹰前哨单兵手抛式无人机侦察系统). Specification:[10]

China Eagle Unmanned Helicopter

China Eagle Unmanned Helicopter is a very little known UAV developed by North Navigation Control Technology Co., Ltd. This largely unknown UAV was briefly and occasionally shown to public since 2010, but was soon withdrawn from public sight. From the little information that was released when it was allowed to be publicized, this unmanned helicopter originally was intended for remote sensing missions. The complete name of this UAV is China Eagle —— Rotary Wing Unmanned Helicopter. (华鹰——旋翼无人直升机).[12]

See also

List of unmanned aerial vehicles of the People's Republic of China

References

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