The manufacturer is a well-known builder of armoured vehicles for police and military use and the aircraft was reportedly flying in 2015, but the original website was taken down in late 2016.[2] [3] However, there is a new company website.[4]
The aircraft gained media attention when it appears as part of 2019 China National Day military parade.[5] Nicknamed "air tricycle". In 2022 the aircraft reportedly costs approximately 40,000 Chinese Yuan (approximately 5,500 USD).[6]
The Falcon was designed for police and military use as a surveillance aircraft. It features a single main rotor, a two-seats-in tandem open cockpit with a windshield, tricycle landing gear and a Rotax 914 engine in pusher configuration. The Rotax engine is an Austrian-made, four-cylinder, liquid- and air-cooled, four stroke turbocharged 1150NaN0 unit.[2]
The aircraft has a two-bladed rotor with a diameter of 8.41NaN1. It has a typical empty weight of 2900NaN0 and a gross weight of 5600NaN0, giving a useful load of 2700NaN0. With full fuel of the payload for the crew and mission equipment is 2200NaN0.[2]
The basic model of the aircraft is a two-seater. An upgraded three-seater version of the aircraft also exists.[7] The three-seat variant feature a 1350NaN0 engine, a larger fuel tank made from different materials, to give greater range, and allow the transportation of more cargo, as well as for parachuting operations.[8]
The aircraft can be armed with anti-tank guided missiles. The two-seater version can carry four missiles on hardpoints.[9]