WF-B1A high speed target drone is used for air defense/air force operation trainning and missile system development and evaluation. It features high maneuver, low RCS, low IR emission and super low altitude capabilities, and can be used for reconnaissance, decoy and EMS missions after modification. Its high performance, reliability and availability have been verified through deployment in large quantity.
Technical Indicators:
| Length | 4.05m |
| Wingspan | 1.8m |
| Max Speed | 1,000km/h (5,000 m MSL) |
| Altitude | 30 m AGL to 12,000 m MSL |
| Sea-skimming Altitude | 2.5 m AGL(Special altimeter is required) |
| Maneuverability | 8g (5,000 m MSL) |
| Endurance | Up to 60 minutes |
| Operating Radius | Up to 300 km(intervisibility) |
| Control Mode | Autonomous and Remote control |
| Launch Method | Rocket-assisted |
| Recovery Method | Parachute and Airbags |
| Payload Capacity | Over 40 kg |
| Fuel | RP-3 |
| Overhaul life | 20 sorties |
| Payloads | Jammer, Seeker Simulator, Infrared or Chaff Jamming Bombs, Active or Passive Radar Augmentation, Miss-Distance Indicator, Infrared Augmentation , Light Tracer, etc. |
| Typical tactical maneuvers | Lateral Maneuver, S Maneuver, Half Roll, Barrel Roll , Multi aircrafts coordination fleet , etc. |
The aerial target drone system is designed to imitate remote-controlled aircraft, cruise missiles and subsonic tactical aircraft during combat training and testing of air defense missile, small-arms and artillery systems as well as fighter aircraft weapon systems.
Components:
aircraft – aerial target drone;
ground control facilities: a radio control station and a ground telemetry system (mobile or fixed);
special-purpose ground support equipment: launcher (mobile or fixed), air starter of aerial target engine, transportation/loading vehicle, a set of support equipment, ground automated system for integrated aerial target monitoring.
Automatic control system – combined (software or by radio commands).
The main flight modes:
Takeoff, climb, level flight, descent, turns, snaking, dive, pitch-up, dive followed by nose-up, low-altitude flight, parachute landing.
