Chaoyi UAV

Chaoyi UAVs are Chinese micro air vehicles (MAV)s developed by Beijing Chao-Yi (meaning Super Wing) Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd. (Chaoyi, 北京超翼技术研究所有限公司), some of which has entered service with Chinese law enforcement agencies.

X401 Whirlwind

X401 Whirlwind (Xuan-Feng or Xuanfeng, 旋风) is a quadrotor developed by Chaoyi. X401 is constructed of carbon fiber and can be deployed in less than a minute. Replacement of battery can be done within thirty seconds. Specification:^[1]

• Empty weight: 1.75 kg
• Max takeoff weight: 2.6 kg
• Cruise speed: 5 – 50 km/hr
• Relative ceiling: 1 km
• Remote control radius: 2 km (can be expanded to 10 km)
• Navigational accuracy: 2.5 m
• Max wind scale allowed for operation: 5
• Storage temperature: -50 to 70°C
• Operating temperature: -40 to 60°C
• Relative humidity allowed for operation: 5 – 95%
• Endurance: 33 min w/ 200 g payload, 25 min with 500 g payload

X402

X402 is a quadcopter with a pair of skids as landing gear, and it is a development of X401. X402 is electrically powered. Specification:^[2]

• Size (m): 1.05
• Empty weight (kg): 9
• Max payload (kg): 8
• Endurance (min): 30 @ 5 kg payload, 20 @ 8 kg payload
• Cruise speed (km/hr): 3 – 50
• Typical operating altitude (km): 2
• Ceiling (km): 5
• Remote control radius (km): 5 – 10
• Navigation: GPS or BeiDou or combined GPS/BeiDou
• Navigation accuracy (m): better than 2.5
• Max wind scale allowed for operation: 6
• Temperature allowed for operation (°C): - 20 to 60
• Temperature for storage (°C): - 50 to 70
• Relative humidity allowed for operation (%): 5 – 95

X601 Photographer

X601 Photographer (She-Ying-Shi or Sheyingshi, 摄影师) is a hexacopter developed by Chaoyi as a larger version of X401 Whirlwind, and this is the model that entered serive with Chinese law enforcement as X601J. Specification:^[3]

• Empty weight: 3.5 kg
• Max takeoff weight: 7 kg
• Payload: 3.5 kg
• Cruise speed: 5 – 50 km/hr
• Relative ceiling: 1 km
• Remote control radius: 2 km (can be expanded to 5 km)
• Navigational accuracy: 2.5 m
• Max wind scale allowed for operation: 6
• Storage temperature: -50 to 70°C
• Operating temperature: -20 to 50°C
• Relative humidity allowed for operation: 5 – 95%
• Endurance: 30 min

See also

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

References

1. X401 Whirlwind
2. "X402". Retrieved Dec 3, 2014.
3. X601 Photograher