Bayraktar Mini UAV

Bayraktar Mini UAV
Role Miniature UAV
National origin Turkey
Manufacturer Baykar Makina
First flight October 2006
Primary user Turkish Armed Forces
Produced 2005
Number built 500


Bayraktar Mini UAV is a Miniature UAV produced by Turkish company Baykar.[1][2]

Development

Bayraktar's operation

With the concept of short range day and night aerial reconnaissance and surveillance applications, system design activities started within 2004. Initial prototype Bayraktar A has been developed in 2005, and following successful autonomous flight demonstrations, Baykar has been awarded with a contract to start serial production. After hundreds of trials and feed backs, system was subject to major modifications. As a result, Bayraktar B Mini UAV Systems[3] fielded and became operational in 2007 to serve initially for Turkish Armed Forces.[4] Due to its success in the region, the system was purchased by the Qatar Armed Forces in 2012.[5][6]

Overview

Mobile GCS
Bayraktar snow condition

Bayraktar-B is a hand-launched, portable UAV system, designed to operate under harsh geographic and meteorological conditions.[7][8] Bayraktar-B is fielded with small army units, and as of 2012 have recorded more than 50,000 flight hours. System offers a complete autonomy with protective features with a high rank of reliability and easiness for the operators, which makes it a valuable technological asset.

Main features are:

Battery Charge Module

Operational History

Bayraktar Mini UAS is operational since 2007.

Specifications

Specification Bayraktar A Bayraktar B Notes
Length 1.2 meters 1.2 meters
Wing Span 1.6 meters 1.9 meters (2.5 meters optional)
Weight 3.5 kg 4.5 kg
Power / Source Electric / Battery Electric / Battery
Take Off Hand LaunchV Hand Launch
Landing Belly Landing Belly Landing / Parachute Landing
Communication Range 10 km 15 km (With Auto Tracking Antenna System)
Endurance > 60 minutes > 60 minutes (with 1000 meters operational Altitude)
Operational Altitude 1000 ft 3000 ft
Maximum Altitude 12000 ft 12000 ft
Cruise Speed 70 km/hour 55 km/hour
Payload 1 CCD Camera (Fixed Mount) CCD Camera (Tilt Axis Movement) CCD Camera (2 Axis Movement)
Payload 2 Thermal Camera (Fixed Mount) Thermal Camera (Tilt Axis Movement) Thermal Camera (2 Axis Movement)
Structure Composite material Composite material
Operating Crew 2 2

System Configuration

Users

Gallery

References

External links

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