Orlan-10

An Orlan-10 on display

The Orlan-10 (Russian: Орлан-10) is an unmanned aerial vehicle reported to have been produced for the Russian government at the Special Technological Centre of Saint Petersburg.^[1][2] An Orlan-10 was reported by Ukrainian officials to have been shot down in Ukraine in 2014.^[2]

Aircraft performance

• Take-off weight – 15 kg
• Payload weight – 6 kg
• Engine – engine (gasoline A-95)
• Launch method – folding catapult
• Landing method – via parachute recovery
• Airspeed – 90–150 km/h
• Max. flight duration – 16 hours
• Max. complex range of application – up to 140 km from the ground control station (up to 600 km off-line)
• Max. altitude above sea level – 5,000 m
• Max. wind speed at the start – 10 m/s
• Operating temperature range near the ground from −30 to +40 °C

References

1. "Russia to produce its own unmanned vehicles". unmanned.co.uk. July 20, 2011.
2. Simon Ostrovsky (30 May 2014). "Ukraine Says it Shot Down a Russian Spy Drone". Vice.