Turkish firm Baykar pushes forward with KALKAN VTOL drone testing VIDEO

Turkish defence company Baykar continues to test the KALKAN VTOL reconnaissance drone with vertical take-off/landing capability.

Caliber.Az reports, citing Baykar’s post on social network X.

#BayraktarKALKAN DİHA 🛫✈️🛬

✅ 41. Uçuş | Orta Menzil Haberleşme Testi
🎯 Menzil: 40 km
☁️ Uçuş Süresi: 2 Saat 30 Dakika#BayraktarKALKAN VTOL 🛫✈️🛬

✅ 41st Flight | Mid-Range Communication Test
🎯 Target Range: 40 km
☁️ Flight Time: 2 Hours 30 Minutes… pic.twitter.com/bd9XjjvwNU

— BAYKAR (@BaykarTech) August 2, 2024

Bayraktar KALKAN Vertical Takeoff and Landing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTOL) is a Mini Tactical UAV class aircraft capable of carrying out activities for reconnaissance and intelligence missions.

The vehicle is capable of automatic cruise, autonomous take-off, autonomous landing and semi-autonomous cruise flight. Bayraktar KALKAN, after taking off with electric motors, will switch to cruise flight mode and only fuel engine is going to be active in cruise flight mode. There are three options for landing: vertical landing, landing on fuselage and parachute landing. The aircraft has a flight control system that can perform automatic route tracking, target tracking, circling and return-to-home modes.

Basic flight performance criteria

• Travel Speed 45-50 Knots
• 8000 Feet Operational Altitude
• 3 Kilogram Payload Capacity
• 5 Meter Wingspan
• Vertical Take-off
• 70 Knots Max Speed
• 14000 Feet Altitude Ceiling
• 6 Hours Airtime
• 75 Kilograms Maximum Takeoff Weight
• 100 Kilometer Communication Range
• 1.5 Meter Length

Advanced features

• Fully Automatic Flight System
• Fully Autonomous with Sensor Fusion Assisted
• Autonomous Takeoff and Landing System
• Semi-Autonomous Flight Mode
• Fault Tolerant System Architecture
• Three Redundant Flight Control System
• Redundant Servo Actuators
• Electro-Optical (EO) Camera Module
• Infrared (IR) Camera Module
• Laser Rangefinder
• Laser Marker
• Digital Data and Video Link