Type
Recoverable aerial target.
Development
Designed for use with air defence guns and short-range SAM systems; system
includes optical tracking facilities.
Airframe
Simple high-wing monoplane, with parallel chord wings and horizontal tail; GFRP
fuselage, epoxy laminated polystyrene wing. No landing gear.
Mission payloads
Cannot carry mission pay load
Guidance and control
Radio command, by seven-channel VHF/FM transceiver. Transmitter power 9.6 V at
1.2 Ah; RF output 1 W; rechargeable battery. Receiver power 6 V at 1.2 Ah;
rechargeable battery. Transceiver has two built in fail safe devices. If
transmitter fails, engine shuts down after 1.5 seconds; if power fails or
receiver malfunctions for any reason, including projectile strikes, an
independent auxiliary power supply automatically operates the same fail-safe
sequence.
Launch
By bungee powered catapult. Set up time 20 minutes; turnaround time 5 to 10
minutes
Recovery
Direct landing on reinforced belly, or parachute retrieval
Operational status
In production and service
Customers
Royal Saudi Air Force & Pakistan Armed Forces
Specifications
Power plant
One 100 cc (British Origin) two stroke engine with electronic ignition; two
blade propeller. Fuel is 20:1 petrol/oil mixture.
Dimensions
Wing span 2.44 m (8 ft 0.0 in)
Length overall 2.10 m (6 ft 10.7 in)
Weights
Max launching weight 19 kg (41.9 lb)
Performance
Max level speed 113 kt (209 km/h; 130 mph)
Max range: visual 1.1 n miles (2 km; 1.2 miles)
Optical 1.9 n miles (3.5 km; 2.2 miles)
Max endurance 35 min
Prime contractor
Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC), Aircraft Manufacturing Factory Kamra.
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