Fly over 1000 km and pose a great threat: UAV analysis that can destroy refinery in
Photos published by the Russian media show what kind of drones Ukraine can use for blows in the enemy, focus understood what they are special and what they were capable of. Russian Telegram channels reported that Ukrainian troops launched drones from the territory of Chernihiv region of Ukraine. When they flew over the Smolensk region, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation had already announced a "carpet" plan and prepared for defense.
In the end, three UAVs fell in the forests, and another was neutralized by the means of radio electronic wrestling and landed in the territory of the "glorious" plant. Officially, representatives of the Ukrainian authorities and defense forces did not confirm the attack on the NPP in Yaroslavl, so it is impossible to say that such drones really use the defenders of Ukraine, but there is such a probability, because previously Russia has already suffered from blows that were also not commented.
In particular, UAVs attacked refineries, which, according to Reuters, reduced gasoline and diesel exports by 37% and 23% in January 2024, respectively with the same period of 2023, respectively. Focus asked to comment on a photo of a drone, which was allegedly planted in Yaroslavl, Ukrainian engineer Vitaliy Brizgalov, who, together with the team, produces steel drones-Kamikadze Cobra ("Cobra").
According to it, the device has a standard aircraft structure, which has been tested for years and had to fly well. The proportions depend on the specific loads for which UAVs are designed. "This is quite a cool plane. What it is made, unfortunately, not very visible, you can see wood (plywood), most likely it is pasted with some film. Apparently, an inexpensive and stable structure to fulfill its disposable mission.
The classic design that is understood by almost all automatic piloting systems that are now used. Classic autopilots are able to work with it, ”Vitaliy Brizgalov emphasized. In the pictures you can see a broken left wing and an empty nasal part, apparently, they were damaged during landing.
As the interlocutor told, usually the most difficult part suffers: "If the drone really thawed and fell, or, as the Russians say, they drowned him, although I doubt it very much, then he was likely to hit his nose, and the engine disappeared. Of course There was a gasoline engine, at such a distance you will not fly anything else. What is the space here is quite large, can be both the production of Ukrainian masters and European or even Chinese.
" The device in the photo has a V-tail, which, according to the Ukrainian engineer, are quite widespread among UAVs. Witches do not require high maneuverability, and such solutions can save. Cobra drones, which were most often shown by developers, have T-shaped tails, although there are versions with V-shaped. The latter are better suited if the tasks, when you do not need to carry a large load and rise high.
"It saves one surface, facilitates the tail, and it becomes more stable with less weight in front. Because planes - first of all, balancing and high -quality center of gravity. When you fly a long distance, the fuel is consumed, the weight is constantly decreasing, and it must happen, not shifting the center of gravity. At a flight per 1000 km can be consumed and 15-20 kilograms of fuel, causing the aircraft to become lighter.
The less weighs the tail, the easier it is to balance the plane, and the V-shaped tail allows a little reducing this weight, "-explained the engineer . In the photo you can see metal loops in the middle of the drone that connect the main part and tail.
According to Vitaliy Brizgalov, this is done to facilitate transportation, because for military equipment is very important packaging that protects the product from damage on the road, as well as the speed of deployment of UAVs, its preparation for flight, so such useful little things are always a big plus. If the drones take up little space, you can download a large amount into a small bead that will not pay much attention. "There is nothing unique except that the aircraft reached the enemy.
The Russians say that it was planted, I think here, apparently, there was a technical malfunction. He eventually sat down unharmed and did not get it. The safety of the team at the start of the aircraft: initiators, fuses. It all has a bad impact on the destruction of the device when collided with purpose or during emergency situations. If the fuses do not put, the more chances that the team will suffer if an unplanned initiation of the explosion during the take off. It should be a balance.
It would be good if the drone was detonated, even landing and lying down some time, and did not reach the enemy. Then we would not know anything about him, and that would be better, "Vitaliy Brizgalov said. The Ukrainian specialist is convinced that such a drone could well fly from the Chernihiv region to Yaroslavl, which divide about 700 km. Especially if you guess with the weather and catch a passing wind.
"Nothing fantastic, if you have liters of 10 fuel, not very quickly and not very high in the accompanying wind, you can overcome 1000-1200 kilometers. Practical, viable design, although the load would be not very large. kg is quite significantly, it can cause much damage. Most of the weight would take fuel, but some amount of explosives it still had to carry. A set Conditions - then it is all possible, " - assured the developer.
The co -founder of Droneua and expert in unmanned technologies Valery Yakovenko in a comment to Focus noted that the distance from the borders of Ukraine to refinery in Russian Yaroslavl is achievable for Ukrainian technologies and drones. Since the Armed Forces are very intensively pressed on the invaders all over the front line, the rear objects of Russia remain defenseless before the development of engineers from Ukraine.
"The fact that the media is spreading cases of security, smoke or" boys "in the Russian Federation - is a trend that, according to official sources in Ukraine, will only intensify. The current opportunities of Ukrainian drones about the flight range, from open sources already exceed 3 thousand kilometers, It is primarily about reconnaissance technologies. Other means of a long -range radius that are now produced at security enterprises in Ukraine are classified, " - he emphasized.