Bayraktar VTOL
{{Short description|Turkish unmanned combat aerial vehicle}}
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Bayraktar VTOL KALKAN is a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle system developed by Baykar Defense, and announced for the first time in 2019.{{Cite web|title=Baykar'dan dikey iniş kalkışlı insansız hava aracı geliyor: Bayraktar DİHA|url=https://www.donanimhaber.com/baykar-dan-dikey-inis-kalkisli-insansiz-hava-araci-geliyor-bayraktar-diha--114492|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927043008/https://www.donanimhaber.com/baykar-dan-dikey-inis-kalkisli-insansiz-hava-araci-geliyor-bayraktar-diha--114492|archive-date=27 September 2019|access-date=14 November 2020|website=www.donanimhaber.com|date=26 September 2019 }} Bayraktar VTOL is expected to be used in the drone-carrying Landing helicopter dock TCG Anadolu.{{Cite web|date=14 September 2020|title=Şimdi DİHA zamanı|url=https://m5dergi.com/dergi/sayi-350-eylul-2020/simdi-diha-zamani/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920144831/https://m5dergi.com/dergi/sayi-350-eylul-2020/simdi-diha-zamani/|archive-date=20 September 2020|access-date=14 November 2020|website=m5dergi|language=tr}}{{Cite web|date=18 September 2019|title=BAYKAR'dan dikey iniş kalkışlı yeni İHA {{!}} SavunmaSanayiST|url=https://www.savunmasanayist.com/baykardan-dikey-inis-kalkisli-yeni-iha/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200118144442/https://www.savunmasanayist.com/baykardan-dikey-inis-kalkisli-yeni-iha/|archive-date=18 January 2020|access-date=14 November 2020|language=tr}}
Technicial Specifications
= General Features =
- Wing Span: 5 meters
- Body length: 1.5 meters
- Maximum Takeoff Weight: 30 kilograms
- Useful Load Capacity: 5 kilograms
= Performance =
- Maximum speed: 65 KTAS
- Communication Range: 70 km
- Operational Altitude: 8,000 feet
- Maximum Altitude: 10,000 feet
- Duration of stay in the air: 6 hours
= Advanced Features =
- Fully automatic flight
- Autonomous landing and take-off
- Semi-autonomous flight
- Triple redundant flight control system
- Laser distance meter{{Cite web|title=BAYKAR İnsansız Hava Aracı Sistemleri|url=https://www.baykarsavunma.com/iha-17.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927193623/https://www.baykarsavunma.com/iha-17.html|archive-date=27 September 2020|access-date=14 November 2020|website=www.baykarsavunma.com}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://baykardefence.com/uav-17.html Official page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117223619/https://baykardefence.com/uav-17.html |date=2021-01-17 }}
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