Cezeri is a

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developed by Baykar Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems Co. in Turkey. It was named after

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(1136–1206), a Muslim

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: a scholar, inventor, mechanical engineer, artisan, artist and mathematician from

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. The heavy prototype made the autonomous

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midnight of September 2020, about one year after its introduction to the public at the 2019

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Autonomous maiden flight

The initial test flights of the quadcopter took place on 11 September 2020. The first autonomous flights were made tied to the ground with ropes for safety reasons. The next two flight tests were conducted in untied free flight on 14 September 2020. All the autonomous flight tests were successful. The vehicle climbed to a height of .

Characteristics

Cezeri takes off and lands vertical. Its dimensions are . The maxiumum take-off weight is . It is powered by eight rechargeable electric batteries and propelled by eight

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s. It has three backup smart flight control systems. It is planned that the vehicle will have an average service speed of with maximum , and a maximum

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at . The endurance is expected to be about one hour after the advance of the battery technology. The vehicle was designed to be used in the urban aerial transportation for persons and cargo. The realization of its use in a populated urban environment can take 10–15 years while its use like a recreational vehicle in rural areas can be possible within 3–4 years as stated.

References

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