BESTUAV UAVs

Divine Eagle (Shen-Ying or Shenying, 神鹰) is a series of Chinese UAVs developed by Ningbo Best Aerial Technic & Engineering Co., Ltd. (BESTUAV, 宁波贝斯特航空技术工程有限公司), some of which have entered service with Chinese law enforcement and the Chinese military.[1]

Divine Eagle (SY)
Role UAV
National origin China
Manufacturer Best Aerial Technic & Engineering Co., Ltd.
Designer Best Aerial Technic & Engineering Co., Ltd.
First flight Jun 2002
Introduction 2002
Status In service
Primary user China

Divine Eagle 1

Divine Eagle I (SY-1) is the first UAV developed by BESTUAV, and it incorporates GPS navigation. Divine Eagle is one of the first Chinese UAVs that is solely developed by a private firm without any governmental support. Specification:[2][3]

  • Length: 2.7 m
  • Wingspan: 3.75 m
  • Weight: 53 kg
  • Ceiling: 4.5 km
  • Payload: 8 – 10 kg
  • Speed: 120 – 180 km/hr
  • Endurance: 4 hr
  • Unit price: ¥ 6,000,000 – 12,000,000

Divine Eagle 2

Divine Eagle 2 (SY-2) adopts a twin-boom configuration with twin tails joined together near the top. Propulsion is provided by a pusher propeller driven by an engine mounted at the rear end of the fuselage, and the UAV has a tricycle landing gear system.[4] Specification:[5][6]

  • Length: 4.18 m
  • Wingspan: 6.28 m
  • Weight: 200 kg
  • Ceiling: 5 km
  • Payload: 50 kg
  • Speed: 140 km/hr
  • Endurance: 8 hr
  • Remote control radius: 100 km
  • Unit price: ¥ 10,000,000 – 12,000,000

Divine Eagle 3

Divine Eagle 3 (SY-3) is a hand-held UAV that has entered service with People's Liberation Army reserve.[7] SY-3 is in conventional layout with V-tail. Propulsion is provided by a two-blade propeller mounted atop the fuselage in front of the wing. Specification:[8]

  • Max speed: 100 km/hr
  • Cruise speed: 60 km/hr
  • Weight: 10 kg
  • Payload: 3 kg
  • Remote control radius: 10 km
  • Endurance: 50 min

Divine Eagle 5

Divine Eagle 5 (SY-5) is designed to perform various military and civilian missions. Specification:[9]

  • Weight: 120 kg
  • Ceiling: 4.5 km
  • Payload: 20 kg
  • Endurance: 5 hr

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

References
  1. Divine Eagle UAV in PLA service
  2. Divine Eagle 1
  3. Divine Eagle 1 UAV
  4. "Divine Eagle 2 unmanned aerial vehicle". Archived from the original on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  5. "Divine Eagle 2". Archived from the original on 2013-06-02. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  6. Divine Eagle 2 UAV
  7. Eagle 3 UAV
  8. "Divine Eagle 3 unmanned aerial vehicle". Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  9. "Divine Eagle 5". Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
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