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Bayraktar Mini UAV is a miniature UAV produced by Turkish company Baykar.[1][2]

Bayraktar Mini UAV
Artist impression
Role	Miniature UAV Type of aircraft
National origin	Turkey
Manufacturer	Baykar
First flight	October 2006
Status	Active Since December 2007
Primary user	Turkish Armed Forces
Produced	2005
Number built	500+

Development

With the concept of short range day and night aerial reconnaissance and surveillance applications, system design activities started within 2004. Initial prototype Bayraktar A has been developed in 2005, and following successful autonomous flight demonstrations, Baykar has been awarded with a contract to start serial production. The first batch of the order by the Turkish Armed Forces was composed of 19 aircraft and they were mainly deployed to the Southeast parts of Turkey to be used in counterterrorism operations.[3] After hundreds of hours flight trials and feed backs, system was subjected to major modifications and superior versions were started to developed. As a result, Bayraktar B Mini UAV Systems fielded and became operational in December 2007 to be initially operated by the Turkish Armed Forces.[4][5] Due to its success in the region, the system was also awarded with an export deal to the Qatar Armed Forces in 2012.[6][7] The developments over the aircraft is being continued. According to the company the most recent version Bayraktar MINI UAV D version has 2 times greater communication range and 3 times higher maximum altitude comparing to its predecessors.[8] [9]

Overview

Bayraktar-B is a hand-launched, portable UAV system, designed to operate under harsh geographic and meteorological conditions.[10][11] Bayraktar-B is fielded with small army units, and as of 2021 have recorded more than 100,000 flight hours.[12] System offers a complete autonomy with protective features with a high rank of reliability and easiness for the operators, which makes it a valuable technological asset.^{[citation needed]}

Main features are:

• Automatic waypoint navigation
• Secure digital communication
• Home Return and automatic parachute landing in case of lost communication
• Smart battery management system
• Remote-range command/control and monitor (WAN Relay)
• Ground control switching
• Automatic take off
• Automatic cruising
• Automatic belly landing / parachute deployment
• Joystick assisted semi-automatic control
• Automatic stall control in case of electric motor dysfunction
• Automatic spin control in case of very harsh wind conditions
• Real-time Google Earth integration (display of telemetry data, routes etc. in real-time)
• On-screen video display
• Target coordinate estimation within 10 meters accuracy
• Automatic tracking antenna system
• Enhancing Situational Awareness by FLIR’s Tau Core[13]

Operational history

Bayraktar Mini UAS is operational since 2007.[14]

Operators

Confirmed Operators Of Bayraktar Mini UAV

•  Turkey [2007][15]
  • Turkish Armed Forces[1]
•  Qatar [2012][15]
  • Army[15]
•  Libya [2020][15]
  • Army[15]
•  Ukraine [2022][15]
  • Army[15]

Specifications

This section does not cite any sources. (January 2021)

Specification	Bayraktar A	Bayraktar B	Notes
Length	1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)	1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)
Wing Span	1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)	1.9 m (6 ft 3 in), optional 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Weight	3.5 kg (7.7 lb)	4.5 kg (9.9 lb)
Power / Source	Electric / Battery	Electric / Battery
Take Off	Hand Launch	Hand Launch
Landing	Belly Landing	Belly Landing / Parachute Landing
Communication Range	10 km (6.2 mi)	15 km (9.3 mi) With Auto Tracking Antenna System
Endurance	> 60 minutes	> 60 minutes (with 1000 meters operational Altitude)
Operational Altitude	1,000 ft (300 m)	3,000 ft (910 m)
Maximum Altitude	12,000 ft (3,700 m)	12,000 ft (3,700 m)
Cruise Speed	70 km/h (43 mph)	55 km/h (34 mph)
Payload 1	CCD Camera (Fixed Mount)	CCD Camera (Tilt Axis Movement)	CCD Camera (2 Axis Movement)
Payload 2	Thermal Camera (Fixed Mount)	Thermal Camera (Tilt Axis Movement)	Thermal Camera (2 Axis Movement)
Structure	Composite material	Composite material
Operating Crew	2	2

References

External links

• Mini UAV Company Web Site
• Bayraktar Mini UAV in military drill (Efes Drill 2010)

На других языках

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- [en] Baykar Bayraktar Mini UAV

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[ru] Bayraktar Mini UAV

Bayraktar Mini UAV — многоцелевой беспилотный летательный аппарат (БПЛА), разработанный турецкой компанией Baykar Makina. Изготовлен из композитных материалов. Запуск осуществляется с рук.

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