GQMMS UAV
UAV | |
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Role | Unmanned helicopter |
National origin | China |
Manufacturer | GQMMS owned factory |
Designer | Mr. Gao Yingxuan |
First flight | 2011 |
Introduction | 2011 |
Status | In service |
Primary user | China |
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GQMMS UAV is a Chinese UAV developed by Beijing School (Guang-Qu-Men Middle School, 北京广渠门中学) (GQMMS). The UAV has since entered service with local business.
Unmanned helicopter
GQMMS UAV is an UAV based on commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) subsystems, and it is an unmanned helicopter in conventional layout, with a pair of skids as landing gear.[1] GQMMS unmanned helicopter first made its public debut on May 19, 2011 in Beijing, when it won the first place award of the Beidou Cup all China Youth Innovation Competition.[2] The designer of GQMMS unmanned helicopter is a ninth grade student Mr. Gao Ying-Xuan (高迎轩), with the assistance from another his classmate.[3] One of the conspicuous feature of this unmanned helicopter is its navigational system: in contrast to most UAV equipped with satellite navigation that is typically GPS, the satellite navigational system of GQMMS unmanned helicopter is Beidou instead.[4]
See also
List of unmanned aerial vehicles of the People's Republic of China
References
- ↑ "GQMMS UAV". Retrieved May 24, 2011.
- ↑ "GQMMS Unmanned aerial vehicle". Retrieved May 20, 2011.
- ↑ "GQM Middle School unmanned helicopter". Retrieved May 19, 2011.
- ↑ "GQMMS unmanned helicopter". Retrieved May 19, 2011.