DHY Morning Bird
| UAV | |
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| Role | UAV |
| National origin | China |
| Manufacturer | Beijing Dong-Hen-Yu Technology Development Center Co., Ltd., (DHY) |
| Designer | DHY |
| First flight | 2008 |
| Introduction | 2008 |
| Status | In service |
| Primary user | China |
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DHY Morning Bird (Chen-Niao, 晨鸟 in Chinese, abbreviated as CN) is a series of Chinese UAV developed by Beijing Dong-Hen-Yu (meaning Eastern Lasting Universe) Technology Development Center Co., Ltd. (DHY, 北京东恒宇技术开发中心). DHY is the number one camouflage net provider in China, and has recently ventured into UAV arena. Morning Bird is the result of such attempt and further development of follow-on models has already been made.
CN-1
CN-1 (Chinese abbreviation of Morning Bird 1) is the first UAV developed by DHY and it is a fixed-wing UAV in twin-boom layout with inverted v-tail. Propulsion is provided by a propeller driven by a pusher engine mounted at the rear end of the fuselage.[1] CN-1is classified by Chinese as a long endurance miniature UAV, and a variety of equipment can be carried. CN-1 has been successfully deployed in weather exploration in Typhoon Kalmaegi (2008) and Typhoon Sinlaku (2008).[2] Specification:[3]
- Length (m): 1.75
- Wingspan (m): 2.9
- Wing area (sq m): 0.55
- Height (m): 0.71
- Empty weight (kg): 12
- Payload (kg): 5 max
- Max take-off weight (kg): 15.5
- Ceiling (km): 5
- Cruise speed (km/hr): 95
- Max speed (km/hr): 120
- Normal endurance (hr): 7 – 12
- Max endurance (hr): 20
- Range (km): 1200 – 1800
- Navigation: GPS
- Launch: vehicle assisted
- Recovery: glide