The State Transport Leasing Company (GTLK) has transferred the first batch of heavy unmanned aerial vehicles TFM-15-8E of domestic production. The company is the operator of the non-commercial (preferential) leasing program within the national project "Unmanned Aviation Systems" with the support of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.
UAV TFM-15-8E, developed by LMT, is an aircraft-type with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL). The device is equipped with nine engines and is designed to transport goods weighing up to 15 kg to a distance of up to 200 km (with the possibility of increasing the range in certain configurations).
Thanks to the hybrid scheme, the device combines the advantages of a multicopter and an aircraft, which makes it effective in difficult operating conditions.
The transfer of the first machines was an important step in scaling up the domestic production of heavy civilian drones and developing the BAS market in Russia.
Some technical characteristics of the drone UAV TFM-15-8E:
- Maximum take-off weight — 80 kg
- Maximum flight range with a typical payload — 200 km
- Maximum flight speed — 160 km/h
- Maximum flight time with payload — 1.5 h
- Maximum flight altitude — 3000 m
- Communication line range — 50 km
- Communication line frequency range — public LTE, С2 806–826 MHz
- Operating temperature range — from -40 to +50 °С
- Maximum permissible wind speed — 15 m/s
- Dimensions: length — 250 cm, width — 370 cm, height — 70 cm
- Payload — up to 15 kg.