01 - Aircraft Design and Integrated Systems
UNMANNED FIRE-FIGHTING AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT WITH DISTRIBUTED TURBOELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEM
A.N. Varyukhin¹, M.A. Ovdienko¹, A.V. Vlasov, Central Institute of Aviation Motors, Russia; V.S. Zakharchenko¹; ¹CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF AVIATION MOTORS, Russia
The paper is devoted to the development of concept of unmanned fire-fighting amphibious aircraft with distributed turboelectric propulsion system with maximum power of 2200hp. Distributed along wing leading edge propellers driven by electric motors provide high lift of wing and rather small minimum flight speed around 100-120km/h. It provides high efficiency of fire-fighting operations.