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I'd say if the drone works well, despite the cheap components and hacked together nature, all the better for it. Drones are expected to be expendable. Accordin
by rishav_sharan 4y ago
I'd say if the drone works well, despite the cheap components and hacked together nature, all the better for it. Drones are expected to be expendable.
According to wiki, these are the specs;
General characteristics
Capacity: 6 kg (13 lb) payload
Max takeoff weight: 15 kg (33 lb)
Launch method: a folding catapult platform
Landing method: parachute recovery
Max. wind speed at launch: 10 m/s
Operational temperature range: −30 to +40 °C
Avionics
Imaging: Canon EOS 750D digital SLR camera[40][41]
Powerplant: 1 × Saito FA-62B single cylinder four stroke gasoline piston engine, 0.75 kW (1 hp)
Performance
Maximum speed: 150 km/h (93 mph, 81 kn)
Combat range: 140 km (87 mi, 76 nmi)
Ferry range: 600 km (370 mi, 320 nmi)
Endurance: 16 hours
Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
if the UAV is able to have such specs despite using a plastic bottle for fuel tank, then i think its doing something right.
- dimitar 4y agoThey reportedly cost between US$87,000 and US$120,000
- throwaway4good 4y agoThat price is for the whole system; which is quite a bit more, if you look at the Russian wikipedia page.
- fest 4y agoI have seen a price of 55M roubles for the whole system (~600k EUR): https://zakupki.kontur.ru/0195400000221000058 https://zakupki.kontur.ru/0195400000221000058
- agumonkey 4y agoMeanwhile Ukrainian enrolled 20yo drone racers to monitor city outskirts and locate hidden russian position in the woods. Probably 500-2000 (max) devices. That said range is minimal.
- Gatsky 4y ago> I'd say if the drone works well… Well that’s the point, does it? Without knowing the failure rate and operational effectiveness it’s impossible to say. Maybe 50% of missions fail due to fuel line problems and the camera doesn’t work on cold days.
- saargrin 4y agorussian government paid $100k a piece for these the components are off the shelf civilian crap ,dont look milspec at all this looks like typical russian grift project