CSCA UAV

SSC UAVs are Chinese UAVs developed by Beijing Skyship-Century Aviation and Technology Co., Ltd. (CSCA, 北京中天华航航空科技有限公司), whose UAV products cover fixed and rotary wing aircraft, blimps, and ballons.

SF-GS
SF-GS UAVs are first UAVs developed by CSCA, and they are unmanned blimps that have been deployed in aerial photographic / cinematography missions in the celebration of forty-eighth anniversary of the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, fiftieth anniversary of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and other events. SF-GS is no longer in production and is succeeded by SSC series unmanned blimps, but some of them are still in service. During its decade long service, SF-GS series unmanned blimps have also been deployed in engineering and industrial missions such as setting up power lines.

SSC unmanned blimps
SSC unmanned blimps are gasoline powered unmanned blimps developed by CSCA, and they are named after their respective length. For example, if a SSC blimp is 11 meter long, then it is named as SSC-11D. SSC unmanned blimps utilize commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) subsystems such as autopilots and ground controls from MicroPilot.

SSC unmanned helicopters
SSC unmanned helicopters are two-stroke gasoline powered unmanned helicopters developed by CSCA, and a total of two have been identified by 2013, the smaller SSC-H260 with fuselage constructed of carbon fiber, and the larger SSC-H800 with fuselage constructed of aluminum – maginesium alloy. SSC unmanned helicopters utilize commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) subsystems such as autopilots and ground controls from MicroPilot. Both unmanned helicopters are equipped with rotors constructed of carbon fiber. H stands for Helicopter.

SSC electrically powered UAVs
SSC electrically powered UAVs are battery powered unmanned UAVs developed by CSCA, and a total of two have been identified by 2013, the smaller SSC-1000EP mini, and the larger SSC-2000EP. SSC electrically powered UAVs utilize COTS subsystems such as autopilots and ground controls from MicroPilot. EP stands Electrically Powered.

SSC gasoline powered UAVs
SSC gasoline powered UAVs are petrol powered unmanned UAVs developed by CSCA, and a total of three have been identified by 2013, SSC-GS01, SSC-GS02, and the larger SSC-GS03. SSC gasoline powered UAVs are constructed of composite material, and SSC-GS03 is an enlarged development of SSC-GS-02. SSC gasoline powered UAVs utilize COTS subsystems such as autopilots and ground controls from MicroPilot, and Komatsu 3W series engines.