Bird Eye 400 UAV

Writes Denis Mokrushin:

In one of the trips have been photographed from various angles drone Israeli-made Bird Eye 400 is used by our scouts.
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Complex assembly





These drones have been used since 2010 in Kolomna in the center of the combat use of unmanned aircraft, and in September 2011 put the current operators in the combat units. Work with them two officers: technician and operator. Because this UAV is not standard weapons, even under the posts had not created. The officers (commanders of reconnaissance) weaned month in Kolomna by instructors, who in 2010 were trained in Israel, and received a set back with him in part. Now the work is sent to review operation. In a review, please specify only disadvantages.
It comes with three drones, which are distributed to other equipment in three backpacks.



The calculation also includes two persons, as a backpack with two complexes - the spare and the idea carried in the car. Our scouts have used for this purpose UAZ
"Spare" drones



The main working machine I do not have enough attention from others. Hug me and sundry. Complex management



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Management described as comfortable and ergonomic. Operating system - XP, Russified



Slightly connectors



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Himself UAV



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Toggle the motor is located on the right side



Side view of the left



Top



Overturn. UAV after the flight, so the parachute has not laid in the tail section (lower left quarter of the screen, and the parachute compartment cover). In order not to damage the camera before boarding the operator gives a command to release the parachute, which is positioned such that reverses the drone camera unit up



Block with daytime video camera, complete still going infrared camera. Stabilization after testing of shooting from a height of one and a half kilometers of recognized good intelligence, the image is quite discernible



To protect the unit during landing provided also several landing gear that every landing bend on impact with the surface, but the UAV remains intact. Props then easily straightened with a hammer



The battery system, which allows him to stay in the air for about an hour and travel at 32-45 km / h



The antenna for the management of a complex with a tripod and devices to launch the UAV



She assembly. UAV can operate only in the absence of the device between the antenna and any obstacle, otherwise there may be interference or complete loss of communication. In this case, it laid UAV program that returns it to the starting point from which you are running. It is understood that the receipt of the data in this case can not speak.



Even in a non-connected



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The power supply to the antenna. It works on a battery if it is discharged in the course of the flight, the technician must promptly replace it with a spare



The principle of the launch vehicle is the following: at an angle of 45 degrees into the ground hammered steel stake, which is attached to a rubber catapult



Now these are hammered with a hammer and a sledgehammer. Can Israeli instructor and joking, of course, but they were told that a hammer is needed in order to hammer a stake through the summer and sledge hammer - in the winter, when the ground freezes



Then there are those here cables that are attached to the wings of the bracket UAVs and gum-catapult



That's how it looks



This picture from the site of the launch shows. Technician by the operator retracts the UAV catapults stretched. It includes motor. He is gaining momentum, and techniques of the pop-up drone. Catapult, contracting, giving it the desired acceleration, its cables slide with brackets on the wings, and the UAV takes off. The minimum area required for the work - 50 meters long and 20-25 left and right



For appliances provided insurance against breakage catapult. He tacked on a yellow rope to the same peg as a catapult, and thus does not fall backwards. If the count by pulling break out of the earth, and catapult the laws of physics will send it straight to the machinery, it is not necessary to be afraid, too. In the opposite direction starting fit a small parachute that is attached to a stake and, in the case of flight thereof, inhibits dangerous object



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