ZALA 421-04M is a Russian unmanned aerial vehicle of the ZALA brand, designed to monitor a wide range of weather conditions of the underlying surface (including difficult terrain and water surface), determine the extent of damage, identify explosive devices, drop small cargoes, border control, detect oil spills, survey of the status of power lines and pipelines, search and detection of people.
| ZALA 421-04M | |
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 UAV ZALA 421-04M at the exhibition-fair " Russian Forest " | |
| Type of | UAV |
| Manufacturer |  Russia : ZALA AERO GROUP |
| The first flight | 2008 year |
| Operators | Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia Russian Emergency Situations Ministry Border Service of the FSB of Russia Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan |
Content
- 1 Design
- 2 Application
- 3 Performance characteristics
- 4 Photos
- 5 notes
- 6 References
Design
Structurally, it is a micro-UAV, made according to the scheme of a flying wing , with a pulling propeller, a rotary electric motor running on batteries. The target equipment includes information transmission equipment, as well as a small-sized video camera or digital camera, or thermal imager. The apparatus is launched from the hands using an elastic or pneumatic catapult and does not require a specially equipped runway. Landing is carried out using a parachute. Receiving information from an unmanned vehicle and issuing commands to it is carried out through a control unit, implemented on the basis of a portable personal computer .
Application
The ZALA 421-04M UAV passed the state testing program in 2008 and has been in service with the security forces since the same year: the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia , the border service of the Federal Security Service of Russia , the Russian Emergencies Ministry , the Anti-Terrorist Center of the CIS, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan . In their work, ZALA 421-04M UAVs are used by Fish Protection , Avialesokhrana , Gazprom [1] , hydrometeorological services of Russia, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. In the Ministry of Emergencies of Russia, this device is used to combat forest fires, illegal logging and to alert the population in emergency situations. Gazprom uses the ZALA 421-04M UAV for the purpose of anti-terrorism protection, ensuring the safety and security of facilities, ensuring technological safety, monitoring the technical and engineering status of gas pipeline infrastructure, obtaining data for repair and construction, and environmental monitoring [2] . βAvialesokhranaβ using the ZALA 421-04M UAV monitors forestry activities, monitors ongoing peat fires, patrols local areas of the forest fund, and inspects the condition of fires [3] .
Performance Specifications
- The range of the video / radio channel 15 km / 25 km
- Flight Duration 1.5 h
- UAV wing span 1615 mm
- Maximum flight altitude 3600 m
- Launch Over UAV case
- Elastic catapult take off
- Engine Type Electric Pull
- Speed 65-100 km / h
- Maximum take-off weight 5.5 kg
- Target load weight up to 1 kg
- ANN navigation with GPS / GLONASS correction, radio range finder
- Operating temperature range β30 Β° C ... + 40 Β° C
Photo
Transmit / Receive Antenna UAV control panel
Notes
Links
- UAV ZALA 421-04M . Manufacturer Website ZALA AERO GROUP
- Zala 421-04M (421-12)
- ZALA 421-04, light unmanned aerial vehicle (inaccessible link)
- The use of unmanned aerial vehicles in the system of forest protection against fires in the Moscow region
- MAKS 2009: drones
- ZALA AERO won the competition for the supply of unmanned aircraft and deck-based helicopters
- Zala 421-04M or Zala 421-12
- UAVs for the Bryansk branch of the Ministry of Emergencies