{{short description|Russian UAV}} {{about|the Russian UAV|the Bulgarian town|Pchela}} {{Infobox aircraft | name = Pchela | image = File:Yakovlev Pchela NTW 2 93 2.jpg | caption = Pchela-1T UAV on a starting ramp (closeup view) | type = Unmanned air vehicle | national_origin = Soviet Union/Russia | manufacturer = Yakovlev | first_flight = 1986 | introduction = | retired = | status = | primary_user = Russian Air Force | more_users = | produced = <!--Years in production, e.g. 1970–1999, if still in active use but no longer built--> | number_built = | developed_from = | variants = | developed_into = }}
The '''Yakovlev Pchela-1T''' ("Пчела" meaning bee) is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufactured by the Russian Yakovlev Design Bureau. Its primary use is for surveillance and observation in battlefield environments with downlinked video. Other implementations and uses include target designation and as a training target.
==Design== [[File:Yakovlev Pchela NTW 2 93.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Pchela-1T UAV on a BTR-D launcher]]
The Pchela is launched using rocket assist by two solid-propellant booster rocket engines, and it is recovered via parachute. The Pchela-1T has a range of {{convert|60|km|mi|abbr=on}}, flies at {{convert|100|–|2500|m|ft|abbr=on}} altitude at {{convert|120|–|180|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}. The maximum takeoff weight for the vehicle is {{convert|138|kg|lb|abbr=on}}. Yakovlev lists the vehicle endurance at two hours.
==Operators== * {{Flag|Russia}}<ref>The Military Balance 2016, p. 190</ref> * {{Flag|North Korea}}<ref>The Military Balance 2016, p. 266</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://todaysmilitary.ru/2016/01/21/vnutri-tajnoj-programmy-bpla-severnoj-korei/ |title=Внутри тайной программы БПЛА Северной Кореи « TodaysMilitary. Информатор о военных действиях<!-- The title was added by a bot --> |access-date=2016-08-20 |archive-date=2017-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630052106/http://todaysmilitary.ru/2016/01/21/vnutri-tajnoj-programmy-bpla-severnoj-korei/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== Former Operators==
* {{USSR}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category|Yakovlev Pchela}} * [http://www.yak.ru/ENG/ Yakovlev Design Bureau] * [http://www.yak.ru/PIC/VIEWS/61t1.gif Pchela Diagram]
{{Yakovlev aircraft}} {{Soviet and Russian UAVs|state=autocollapse}}
Category:Unmanned aerial vehicles of Russia Pchela Category:Unmanned aerial vehicles of the Soviet Union Category:Single-engined pusher aircraft Category:High-wing aircraft Category:Ducted fan-powered aircraft Category:1980s Soviet military reconnaissance aircraft
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