Banyan BA-1

BA-1
Role	Target drone
National origin	Baltanla
Manufacturer	Banyan Aircraft Corporation
Primary user	Baltanian Air Force
Developed from	Ki-15

The Banyan BA-1 was a target drone developed in the Federal States of Baltanla, from Ki-15 fighters withdrawn from manned use at the end of their service life.

Guidance and control equipment was installed in the cockpit in lieu of the ejection seat, with the BA-1 being used for the training of fighter pilots and surface-to-air missile crews.

Operators

Baltanla

• Baltanian Air Force

Specifications (BA-1)

General characteristics

• Crew: 0
• Length: 10.11 m (33 ft 2 in)
• Wingspan: 10.08 m (33 ft 1 in)
• Height: 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in)
• Wing area: 20.6 m² (222 sq ft)
• Airfoil: TsAGI S-10 / TsAGI SR-3
• Empty weight: 3,630 kg (8,003 lb)
• Gross weight: 5,015 kg (11,056 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 6,105 kg (13,459 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 1,420 L (312.4 imp gal; 375.1 US gal)
• Powerplant: 1 × Klimov VK-1 centrifugal flow turbojet, 26.5 kN (6,000 lbf) thrust

Performance

• Maximum speed: 1,076 km/h (669 mph, 581 kn) at sea level
  

1,033 km/h (558 kn; 642 mph) at 5,000 m (16,000 ft)

992 km/h (536 kn; 616 mph) at 10,000 m (33,000 ft)

• Maximum speed: Mach 0.87
• Cruise speed: 850 km/h (530 mph, 460 kn)
• Range: 1,240 km (770 mi, 670 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 15,500 m (50,900 ft)
• Rate of climb: 51.2 m/s (10,080 ft/min) at sea level
  

36.2 m/s (7,130 ft/min) at 5,000 m (16,000 ft)

21 m/s (4,100 ft/min) at 10,000 m (33,000 ft)

• Time to altitude: 5,000 m (16,000 ft) in 2 minutes
  

10,000 m (33,000 ft) in 5.2 minutes

• Wing loading: 240.8 kg/m² (49.3 lb/sq ft)
• Thrust/weight: 0.00534 kN/kg (0.544 lbf/lb)

Avionics
Remote control / Radio command guidance equipment