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150 Kilometer Communication Range
80 Knots Max Speed
50 Kilograms Maximum Takeoff Weight
Travel Speed 45-50 Knots
Max Altitude 15.000 Feet
Bayraktar KALKAN VTOL

General Information

Bayraktar KALKAN Vertical Landing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTOL) is a Mini Tactical UAV class aircraft capable of carrying out activities for reconnaissance and intelligence missions.

The vehicle is capable of automatic cruise, autonomous take-off, autonomous landing and semi-autonomous cruise flight. Bayraktar KALKAN, after taking off with electric motors, will switch to cruise flight mode and only fuel engine is going to be active in cruise flight mode. There are three options for landing: vertical landing, landing on fuselage and parachute landing. The aircraft has a flight control system that can perform automatic route tracking, target tracking, circling and return-to-home modes.

 

Basic flight performance criteria
  • 150 Kilometer Communication Range
  • Travel Speed 45-50 Knots
  • 80 Knots Max Speed
  • 9000 Feet Operational Altitude
  • 15000 Feet Altitude Ceiling
  • 12 Hours Airtime
  • 5 Meter Wingspan
  • 1.5 Meter Length
  • Vertical Take-off
  • 5 Kilogram Payload Capacity
  • 50 Kilograms Maximum Takeoff Weight
Advanced Features
  • Fully Automatic Flight System
  • Fully Autonomous with Sensor Fusion Assisted
  • Autonomous Takeoff and Landing System
  • Semi-Autonomous Flight Mode
  • Fault Tolerant System Architecture
  • Three Redundant Flight Control System
  • Redundant Servo Actuators
  • Electro-Optical (EO) Camera Module
  • Infrared (IR) Camera Module
  • Laser Rangefinder
  • Laser Marker
  • Digital Data and Video Link

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Bayraktar KALKAN VTOL

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