2. CONTENT INTRODUCTION DESIGN NAVIGATION CONTROL
PERFORMANCE
3. INTRODUCTION Bayraktar is a mini UAV produced by Baykar
Makina for the Turkish Armed Forces. Designed for short range
reconnaissance and surveillance missions, Bayraktar is currently
operational with the Turkish Land Forces. The first acceptance
tests of the UAV systems were successfully completed and the
prototype aircraft delivered in December 2007. The flight
demonstrations were concluded in 2009 and the UAV was accepted by
the Turkish Land Forces Command in 2010.
4. DESIGN The fuselage components are made of composites
including carbon fibre and glass fibre, Kevlar, foam and epoxy
materials. The front section houses modular payloads such as a
thermal camera module or day camera module, which can be installed
pre- flight. Bayraktar features a unique parachute system for the
recovery. The parachute system enables the UAV to land on areas
with restricted flatness. The UAV however has automatic belly
landing feature too.
5. NAVIGATION The Bayraktar mini UAV can be controlled either
manually from the ground control station or through autopilot
system. Equipped with advanced software algorithms, the autopilot
system enables the mini UAV to be used as a reliable flying
platform for reconnaissance missions. The UAV system uses
frequency-hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) digital data link for the
data transfers.
6. CONTROL The portable ground control station (GCS) retrieves,
processes and stores the real-time data provided by the mini UAV.
The portable GCS features a rugged touch screen laptop / PC for
mission planning / control and payload control / image review. The
control screen is used for displaying the flight status data as
well as switching the UAV from manual to automatic mode. The GCS
operator controls the payloads and sensors while gathering
information from the battlefield.
7. PERFORMANCE Bayraktar has a length of 1.2m and a wingspan of
2m. The maximum take-off weight of the UAV is 4.5kg. The stated
endurance is 60-80 minutes. The UAV can fly at an operational
altitude of 4,000m. It has a cruise speed of 60km/h and a maximum
range of 150km. It can fly in temperatures ranging from -20C to
+55C.