Bayraktar vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial vehicle successfully passed the flight tests.
Baykar’s coach, Selçuk Bayraktar, gave the following information on the subject: twitterReports Ukrinform.
“8,000 feet operational altitude,” Bayraktar wrote.
Announced by Baykar Defense in 2019, the vertical take-off and landing UAV is expected to perform reconnaissance and surveillance missions.
The drone is equipped with four electric and one gasoline engines. It has a flight range of more than 150 kilometers, can reach a maximum speed of 80 knots (148 km/h), cruise speed is 45-50 knots (83-92 km/h). The highest flight altitude is 15,000 feet, the flight time is more than 12 hours. The UAV performs autonomous takeoff and landing, is a fully autonomous flight system, has the function of semi-autonomous flight, can chart route and return independently.