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Revision as of 04:22, 17 January 2020 by Horse Eye Jack (talk | contribs) (←Created page with 'thumb|NCSIST Albatross 9733 Display at Gangshan Air Force Base File:UAV 9...')(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Albatross is a medium unmanned aerial vehicle made by National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology. It is in service with the Republic of China Navy.
Description
The Albatross has a wingspan of 8 meters and a range of more than 180km. Endurance is approximately 12 hours. It carries an electro-optical payload and can operate in both day and night. In addition to its military capabilities the Albatross can also be used for civilian applications such as agriculture, fisheries, animal husbandry, disaster monitoring, environmental protection, traffic control, target searching, position recognition, coastal patrol, communications relay, and hazardous terrain survey.
Service history
In 2019 a Navy Albatross made the types first fly-over demonstration during an exercise in Pingtung.
Incidents
- Jan. 24 2018, an Albatross crashed into the sea during a military exercise off of Taitung. Mechanical failure is suspected to be the cause of the crash.
Specifications
General characteristics Performance
- Endurance: 12 hours
See also
References
- Elaine Hou and Kuo Chung-han, Rita Cheng,. "New U.S. drone sale policy could be good for Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw. Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
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: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ and Evelyn Kao, Wang Cheng-chung. "Albatross drone makes first fly-over demonstration in Pingtung". focustaiwan.tw. Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- "Albatross Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems". www.ncsist.org.tw. NCSIST. Retrieved 17 January 2020.