12 AUGUST 2022

by Akhil Kadidal

2022年8月12日

作者：阿克希尔·卡迪达尔

 

With several design changes and potentially a new engine, the AR-500CJ (depicted at the top) appears to be larger than the AR-500C variant, which first flew in 2020. However, AVIC has not disclosed the dimensions of the AR-500CJ. (Janes)

经过几次设计更改和可能采用新发动机，AR-500CJ（见上图）似乎比2020年首飞的AR-500C改型更大。然而，中航工业尚未披露AR-500CJ的尺寸。（简氏）

 

China has claimed the successful test-flying of a new vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) intended for service aboard the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's larger surface vessels. This includes aircraft carriers.

中国声称成功试飞了一种新的垂直起降（VTOL）无人机（UAV），该无人机将在中国人民解放军（PLA）海军的大型水面舰艇上服役。这包括航空母舰。

 

In an announcement on its official blog on 10 August, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) said that its AR-500CJ unmanned helicopter had made its first flight at Poyang in Jiangxi province.

8月10日，中国航空工业集团公司（AVIC）在其官方博客上发布公告称，其AR-500CJ无人直升机已在江西省鄱阳市首飞

 

The aircraft was developed by the company's China Helicopter Research and Development Institute (CHRDI). According to AVIC, the AR-500CJ is a “comprehensive improvement” over the earlier lightweight AR-500B shipborne UAV developed by the company.

该飞机由该公司的中国直升机研究开发院（CHRDI）开发。据中国航空工业集团公司称，AR-500CJ是对该公司开发的早期轻型AR-500B舰载无人机的“全面改进”。