The Russians found a new Ukrainian drone: what inside and what can be the model (photo)

The photo confirms that it is a DLE 170 engine, which weighs about 4. 1 kg and has a power of 17. 5 horsepower. The fuel consumption is about 0. 12 liters per minute (or 8. 5 minutes per liter) at full speed. Aircraft models have long used plastic bottles as fuel tanks. But this tank has an interesting multi -chamber structure: one bottle is broken, but the rest still contain fuel. If there are 4 liters of fuel in a bottle, the maximum flight time is about 2 hours, ie 200 km.

(The comments say that the bottle is more likely to be 5 liters). The ammunition is mounted on the rail under the nose of the aircraft. There is a servo for safety. It is unknown why a rather thick orange pipe is intended. Other such drones had a fixed chassis, but this has a wedge chassis. They may be designed to run from a moving vehicle or from a platform. Fuselage is a simple thin -walled plastic pipe with a diameter of about 150 mm.

The remnants of the right wing came under fuselage, which somewhat complicates the cause of the cause of the accident. The design of the wing is very interesting. Parsrons are two aluminum tubes, as well as several wooden strings. Foam inserts support the shape of the front edge of the wing. Interesting detail: the hind edges of the ribs are hinged for elerons. The wings have wooden ribs and covered with a thermal plastic film, similar to that used to insulate boats.

This film will provide much of the wing strength. The sensor for measuring flight speeds and another sensor, perhaps, the digital part of the previous one is visible. In general, the aircraft has an effective, simple but classic design. Obviously, it should be cheap and easy to make in large quantities. How the navigation works is still unknown, but it may have a camera and antennas. The expert suggests that Ukraine uses drones to task strokes on air defense or oil storage facilities.

He has the question of how this drone was shot down. Fuel is enough, the engine worked, there are no traces of ball openings. However, there are many power lines and columns around. The right wing may have hit a pillar or wire. The Ukrainian Telegram-channel in factum notes that on the original video of the Russians (in the message, contains profanity) it is about the Ukrainian drone "Gorgon". Allegedly, his appointment is to identify Russian air defense means.