Tengden TB-001

TB-001
TB-001 on Zhuhai Airshow 2022
Role Medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle
National origin China
Manufacturer Sichuan Tengden
Designer Koen Lee Choi
Primary user People's Liberation Army

The Tengden TB-001 is a medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) designed by Sichuan Tengden. It is used by the People's Liberation Army.

Development

The TB-001 was first unveiled in September 2017.

In 2020, the three-engined variant of the TB-001 was unveiled, reportedly taking less than six months to develop.

Design

The TB-001 uses a twin-boom design. It has a pair of turbocharged-piston engines, each driving a three-bladed propeller on either side of the central fuselage, underneath a straight high-mounted wing.

Operational history

In August 2021, the TB-001 was twice spotted in the East China Sea by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. In the first encounter, the TB-001 flew over the East China Sea unaccompanied, and in the second encounter it flew through the Miyako Strait alongside two Shaanxi Y-9 aircraft.

Variants

TB-001: Base variant.

TB-001A: Developed from the original TB-001. Upgraded with an additional engine on the tail. Maximum takeoff weight increased from 2,800 kilograms of the original TB-001 to 3,200 kilograms (7,100 lb), payload from 1,200 kilograms to 1,500 kilograms (3,300 lb), and flight ceiling from 8,000 metres to 9,500 metres (9,000 m sustained). Takeoff distance is shortened to 500 metres and has maximum rate of climb of over 10 metres per second. The maximum flight endurance is 35 hours, the same as TB-001.

Operators

 People's Republic of China

Specifications

General characteristics

  • Crew: None
  • Capacity: 1,200 kg (2,646 lb) payload
  • Length: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
  • Wingspan: 20 m (65 ft 7 in)
  • Height: 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)
  • Max takeoff weight: 2,800 kg (6,173 lb)

Performance

  • Range: 6,000 km (3,700 mi, 3,200 nmi)
  • Endurance: 35 hours with 1,000 kg payload
  • Service ceiling: 8,000 m (26,000 ft)

Armament

  • 4 hardpoints
  • 250 kg laser-guided bomb, FT-7 glide bomb, FT-9 guided bomb
  • AR-4 air-to-surface missile, AR-3 cruise missile, FT-8D, FT-10 air-to ground missiles

Avionics

  • 280 km communication range with line of sight ground command post, 3,000 km communication range with satellite communication data links

See also

Related lists



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