Syrian Rebels Build DIY Unmanned Aircraft

This video shows what is believed to be the first Free Syrian Army UAS.

According to the speaker, the DIY Unmanned Aircraft is equipped with a camera and is capable of carrying 50 kg of explosive “against Assad’s forces”.

Three meters in length with a 3 m wingspan, it features a 6-blade (each measuring 10 cm) propeller (that is quite similar to a car radiator fan…) connected to an engine capable of 4HP at  3,600 RPM.

However, it lacks an actual airframe and it seems to have been assembled using car parts. Hard to believe it can safely fly, be launched and recovered (look how fragile the landing gear seems to be) and effectively target with a certain accuracy Assadist forces on the ground unless (much) more engineering and development work is done.

Source: The Aviationist

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