Launching device CP-5 (catapult) for UAVs
Purpose: mechanized launching of unmanned aircrafts with 5-6 kg starting mass in no-run conditions.
Construction year: 2015.
Patents: UА № 103210 (2015).
- specifics – folding straightener and parting-off trestles;
- length of straightener - 3 m;
- UAV bonding technique – on the movable carriage;
- presence of starting lock of UAV - yes;
- energy accumulator - rubber ropes with round cross-section;
- drawing power - up to 80 kgf;
- terminal velocity of leaving from guide of UAV with 4,5 kg mass – up to 12 m/s;
- time of catapult shut by two operators – 5 min;
- catapult mass (without rubber accumulator) - 8 kg;
- overall dimensions in transport position – 1500 mm х 300 mm х 300 mm;
Implementation stage: flight tests of a prototype.
Example of location of UAV М-10 «Oko-2» on the catapult CP-5 | UAV in a phase of leaving from catapult CP-5 |