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Yamaha R-MAX/Fazer

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Unmanned helicopter.

Photo: Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.

Lift type

Rotary wing

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Autonomous

Engine type

Piston

Application

Agricultural, Surveillance

Design & construction

Landing gear

Skids

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Flight controls

Mechanical

Autopilot

3-axis

Avionics architecture

Standalone glass

Environmental control

None-unpressurised

Rotor configuration

Single main + tail

Certification

Experimental-LSA

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Notes
Yamaha Fazer	/	Variant with 150 kg MTOW.
Yamaha Fazer R	/	Variant with 110 kg MTOW, includes Yamaha Fazer R AP with autopilot function, and Yamaha Fazer R G2.
Yamaha R059	1987 / 1988	Small UAV.
Yamaha R-MAX	1997 /	Larger, enhanced variant, includes R-MAX Type II / Type II G, and military variants: G-1 & Northrop Grumman R-Bat. Also known as Yamaha RMAX.

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Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. (Aeronautics Operations)	News
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems	News	R-Bat variant

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