Launching of The most powerful Ukrainian long-range UAV Tu-143 “Flight”
October 4, 2024
Launching of The most powerful Ukrainian long-range UAV Tu-143 “Flight”
by SpookyKiddo2
8 comments
Damn that looked awesome, how long can they stay in the air?
These are old soviet stocks. Some were converted to cruise missile. They need to come back and land to have their pictures analyzed
“The most powerful Ukrainian long-range UAV” may be true in terms of thrust, but unless they have modded it to take a more fuel efficient motor it is unlikely to be a game changer. The original design is from the late 70s and only had a 70km radius of operation. Total one way range is believed to be 200km.
8 comments
Damn that looked awesome, how long can they stay in the air?
These are old soviet stocks. Some were converted to cruise missile. They need to come back and land to have their pictures analyzed
“The most powerful Ukrainian long-range UAV” may be true in terms of thrust, but unless they have modded it to take a more fuel efficient motor it is unlikely to be a game changer. The original design is from the late 70s and only had a 70km radius of operation. Total one way range is believed to be 200km.
Edit: Something like the PBS TJ100 would be aan almost perfect shoe-in. https://www.pbs.cz/en/Aerospace/Aircraft-Engines/Jet-Engine-PBS-TJ100
Old vid from first year of the war I think.
anxious to know where he will land
Sadly it’s a turbo jet that was last built 35 years ago. Let’s get something modern and more effective out there!
That’s no UAV, that’s a Cruise missile
It’s nice to see the launch of course, but to be honest it belongs in a museum…