"Sailing yacht in the air": Military showed how the Armed Forces use Polish UAV Flyeye 3.0 (video)

Gleenders in the world are considered ineffective because of their shortcomings, but experienced Ukrainian operators have learned to use them with great benefit against the occupiers. The Ukrainian Armed Forces use the Flyeye 3. 0 reconnaissance units from the Polish company WB Electronic, which can be in the air with the engine off for a long time. About it wrote about it the commander of the air intelligence of the Armed Forces Alexander Karpyuk (Serg Marco) on his Facebook page.

Alexander Karpyuk noted that Flyeye 3. 0 is a unique UAV. In essence, it is a glander that uses the engine only for height, and supports the flight thanks to a large area of ​​wings, due to aerodynamic lifting force. When the UAV lowered below the specified height, the engine turns on for ten to twenty seconds to gain height again. This feature makes the drone very hardy, despite the weak battery. "Flyeye is a kind of sailing yacht in the air.

According to Oleksandr Karpyuk, such a UAV has its disadvantages, in particular it is more difficult to control it than a steady -running drone. However, experienced crews can benefit from it. The military also posted a video of Flyeye flight at a height of 1000 meters, shot by others Flyeye from an altitude of 1800 meters. In the comments to the post, Alexander Karpyuk added that Flyeye 3.

0 was designed for 2 hours of flight, but once his UAP flew for almost 4 hours and returned from 25% of the battery. The height from 1000 to 2000 meters dropped with the engine switched off. "In the world, this concept for UAVs was not considered effective. The Armed Forces proved that they can effectively use even such specific drones," the military stressed.

Recall that the Armed Forces servicemen began to use Flyeye drones from WB Electronics even to a full -scale invasion of the Russian Federation. It was reported that the military appreciate such drones for good protection against enemy electronic fighting systems and the ability to run simply from their hands-without any catapult or starting installations.