Vantage Airship


Vantage Airship UAVs are Chinese UAVs developed by Shanghai . As the name of the company implies, most of its UAV products are airships, and as of 2014, all of them are remotely controlled unmanned blimps, with the letter R included in the model number to indicate remotely controlled.

CR-14R

CR-14R is the first unmanned blimp developed by Vantage Airship, and its maiden flight was completed in December 2007 in Baoshan District, Shanghai.

CR-20R

CR-20R is an unmanned blimp developed by Vantage Airship intended for various applications such as aerial survey, photography, and surveillance missions. Specification:
CR-24R is an unmanned blimp developed by Vantage Airship and its maiden flight was completed in September 2010 in Nanning.

CR-25R Zhiyuan 1

CR-25R Zhiyuan 1 is an unmanned blimp developed by Vantage Airship and its maiden flight was completed in September 2009 in Baoshan District, Shanghai. CR-25R Zhiyuan 1 is jointly developed by Vantage Airship and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Specification:
In addition to CR series unmanned blimps, Vantage Airship also developed CA series unmanned blimps for various missions.
ModelCA-24RCA-25RCA-30RCA-32RCA-36R
Length 2425.683032.2836
Diameter 6.26.427.58.079
Height 88.4101112
Volume 47153085610681480
Empty weight 330370600650661
Payload @ 300 m 136155247152150
Payload @ 1500 m :7687160152150
Endurance 65555
Max speed @ 300 m 6668857872
Cruise speed @ 300 m 5050554947
Max speed @ 1000 m —65806349
Cruise speed @ 1000 m —47504132
Rate of climb 75555
Rate of descend 53333
Ceiling 12235
Remote control range 55555
Engine 20 x 220 x 250 x 250 x 250 x 2