“The UAV was produced according to the “flying wing” aerodynamic scheme.”, — write: www.unian.ua
The UAV was produced according to the “flying wing” aerodynamic scheme.
The new Ukrainian drone is similar to the Iranian Shahed, but its design is noticeably different / photo – ua.depositphotos.comDuring the visit of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to Ukraine, the Ukrainian UAV, which looks similar to the Iranian Shahed-136, “lit up” for the first time in official pictures. The Defense Express portal drew attention to the photo.“Today, together with Chancellor Olaf Scholz, they inspected drones with a smart component and talked with representatives of the manufacturing companies,” reads the message of the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyi.
The unmanned aerial vehicle was created according to the “flying wing” aerodynamic scheme. This is a diagram of an aircraft with a reduced fuselage, the role of which is played by the wing, which acts as a carrier of all units and payload.
Experts drew attention to the fact that the new drone has differences from the Iranian “Shaheed”. First of all, it is about the size of the UAV. As you can see, the Ukrainian drone has a wingspan and length of about 1.5 meters, while the Shahed-136 is 3.75 meters long and has a wingspan of 2.5 meters.
The new drone has an electric motor / photo – Telegram/V_Zelenskiy_officialIn addition, the domestic device has an electric motor, which (unlike the Shahed-136 engine) makes it less “long-range”. In addition, the new UAV apparently has a smaller warhead.
Experts believe that the Ukrainian drone is designed to hit targets in the near rear of the Russians. It shows antennae and a hole in the nose fairing, which is most likely a camera.
According to experts, such a device can be used to destroy armored vehicles or artillery at a range of approximately 50-100 kilometers. Perhaps some technical solutions from earlier German developments were used for its creation.
New weapon of UkraineIt will be recalled that earlier Ukraine presented a new missile-drone “Palyanytsia”, which can hit targets at a long distance. At the beginning of September, it became known that the Defense Forces used weapons for a military purpose for the first time on the territory of the temporarily occupied Crimea.
Later it became known that Ukrainian specialists are developing several ballistic missiles at once. At the same time, most of the data about our country’s missile program are still kept secret.
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