Flight tests UAV "Altair" filmed
The development of the drone is carried out in the framework of the project "Altius-M". Flight test video is published for the first time.
The recording probably came from the tests of the third flight prototype of the Altair UAV, conducted in the winter of 2018. Silks installed on the wing of the apparatus, which are usually used in aerodynamic testing.
Silks are thin threads fixed on the airframe of the device, allowing to see the flow around the air flow and the zones of turbulence.
The publication reminds that the flight tests of UAV "Altair" with varying success are conducted with 2016 year. Last year, a second, modified model of a drone appeared on the test site.
The aircraft is made according to the normally aerodynamic configuration of a high-level plane with a V-shaped tail unit. Its maximum take-off weight is 5 t. Length - about 12 m, wing span - about 30 m. On the prototypes are installed RED A03 / V12 diesel engines with a capacity of about 500 l. with. The time spent in the air is about 48 hours, the flight range is up to 10 thousand km.
Altair can conduct reconnaissance from a height of 12 km. The military version will be capable of carrying a payload of up to one ton, the civilian version up to 2 tons.
Earlier it was reported that the serial production of UAVs could begin before the end of this year.
- TV channel Star / YouTube
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