Baykar Cezeri

Cezeri is a quadcopter developed by Baykar Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems Co. in Turkey. It was named after Ismail al-Jazari (1136–1206), a Muslim polymath: a scholar, inventor, mechanical engineer, artisan, artist and mathematician from Jazira in Mesopotamia. The 230 kg (510 lb) heavy prototype made the autonomous maiden flight midnight of September 2020,[1] about one year after its introduction to the public at the 2019 Teknofest Istanbul.[2]

Prototype of quadrocopter Cezeri at 2019 Teknofest Istanbul.

Autonomous maiden flight

The initial test flights of the vehicle, called "Flying car", took place on 11 September 2020. The first autonous flights were made under a condition tied with ropes for security reasons. The next two flight tests were conducted in untied free status in the night of 14 September. All autonous flight tests were successful. The vehicle climbed 10 m (33 ft)} high.}[3]

Characteristics

Cezeri takes off and lands vertical. Its dimensions are 3.73 m × 4.07 m × 1.87 m (12.2 ft × 13.4 ft × 6.1 ft). The maxiumum take-off weight is 241 kg (531 lb). It is powered by eight rechargeable electric batteries and proprlled by eight brushless DC electric motors.[4] It has three backup smart flşght control systems. It is planned that the vehicle will have an average service speed of 70–80 km/h (43–50 mph) with maximum 100 km/h (62 mph) ,and a maximum ceiling at 2,000 m (6,600 ft). The endurance is expected to be about one hour after the advance of the battery technology.[3]

The vehicle was designed to be used in the urban aerial transportation for persons and cargo. The realization of its use in a populated urban environment can take 10-15 years while its use like a recreational vehicle in rural areas can be possible within 3-4 years as stated.[3]

References
  1. "Türkiye'nin ilk uçan arabası Cezeri havalandı". Habertürk (in Turkish). 15 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  2. "Milli uçan araba "Cezeri" TEKNOFEST'te görücüye çıktı". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 17 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  3. "Yerli ve milli uçan araba Cezeri: Uçan araba Cezeri'nin özellikleri nelerdir?". Sabah (in Turkish). 16 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  4. "Milli uçan araba Cezeri'nin özellikleri". Haber 7 (in Turkish). 14 July 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
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