The ZALA 421-06 is an

unmanned aerial vehicle An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without any human pilot, crew, or passengers on board. UAVs are a component of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), which includes adding a ground-based controller ...

helicopter designed and produced by

Izhevsk Izhevsk (russian: Иже́вск, p=ɪˈʐɛfsk; udm, Ижкар, ''Ižkar'', or , ''Iž'') is the capital city of Udmurtia, Russia. It is situated along the Izh River, west of the Ural Mountains in Eastern Europe. It is the 21st-largest city i ...

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ZALA Aero ZALA Aero Group (also called A-Level Aerosystems) is a Russian company specialising in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) development, located in Izhevsk, Russia. ZALA Aero has provided UAV systems for several sectors of the Russian government, includi ...

. This helicopter was developed in 2007–2008. In June, 2008 ZALA 421-06 was transferred to Russian Ministry of the Interior. This UAV can fly by program (in fully autonomous mode) and in manual mode.

Specifications

Physical: * Range: 40 km max * Flight duration: 0.5 h * Power unit: internal combustion engine * Cruising speed – 54 km/h * Maximum speed – 89 km/h * Maximum flight altitude - 4000 m above sea level * Size: 0,4 m ×1,57 m ×0,67 m * Main rotor diameter - 1,77 m * Payload weight - 3.5 kg max * Takeoff/landing: vertical Payload: * Color Video camera 550 TVL * Infrared camera 320*240 pixels * Photo camera 10 megapixels

External links

Official site.
2000s Russian special-purpose aircraft Unmanned helicopters Unmanned aerial vehicles of Russia 421-06 2000s Russian helicopters {{UAV-stub