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Shaanxi Baoji Special Vehicles Lie Ying Falcon

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The Shaanxi Baoji Special Vehicles Lie Ying (猎鹰, lit. "Falcon"), otherwise known as Falcon Strike Gyrocopter,[5] is a Chinese autogyro that was designed and produced by the Shaanxi Baoji Special Vehicles Manufacturing Company of Baoji in Shaanxi province.[6]

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The manufacturer is a builder of armoured vehicles for police and military use and the aircraft was reportedly flying in 2015.[6][7]

The aircraft gained media attention when it appears as part of 2019 China National Day military parade.[8] Nicknamed "air tricycle". In 2022 the aircraft reportedly costs approximately 40,000 Chinese Yuan (approximately 5,500 USD).[9]

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Design and development

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The lead designer of the Falcon is Wang Baohe, who in 2010 introduced German rotorcraft research and technology to a joint research program by Shaanxi Baoji Special Vehicles and Nanjing University's Aeronautics and Astronautics department, the results of which led to the Falcon.[10]

The Falcon was designed for police and military use as a surveillance aircraft. It features a single main rotor, a two-seats-in tandem open cockpit with a windshield, tricycle landing gear and a Rotax 914 engine in pusher configuration. The Rotax engine is an Austrian-made, four-cylinder, liquid- and air-cooled, four stroke turbocharged 115 hp (86 kW) unit.[6]

The aircraft has a two-bladed rotor with a diameter of 8.4 m (27.6 ft). It has a typical empty weight of 290 kg (639 lb) and a gross weight of 560 kg (1,235 lb), giving a useful load of 270 kg (595 lb). With full fuel of 70 litres (15 imp gal; 18 US gal) the payload for the crew and mission equipment is 220 kg (485 lb).[6]

The basic model of the aircraft is a two-seater. An upgraded three-seater version of the aircraft also exists.[11] The three-seat variant feature a 135 hp (101 kW) engine, a larger fuel tank made from different materials, to give greater range, and allow the transportation of more cargo, as well as for parachuting operations.[12]

The aircraft can be armed with anti-tank guided missiles. The two-seater version can carry four missiles on hardpoints.[13]

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Specifications (Falcon)

Data from Tacke[6]

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: one passenger
  • Empty weight: 290 kg (639 lb)
  • Gross weight: 560 kg (1,235 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 70 litres (15 imp gal; 18 US gal)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 914 four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke turbocharged aircraft engine, 75 kW (100 hp)
  • Main rotor diameter: 8.4 m (27 ft 7 in)
  • Main rotor area: 55 m2 (590 sq ft)
  • Propellers: 3-bladed composite

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 150 km/h (93 mph, 81 kn)
  • Rate of climb: 2.5 m/s (490 ft/min)
  • Disk loading: 10.2 kg/m2 (2.1 lb/sq ft)
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