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{{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
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| primary_user = [[Russian Air Force]]
| more_users = 
| produced = <!--Years in production, e.g. 1970–1999, if still in active use but no longer built-->
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The '''Yakovlev Pchela-1T''' ("Пчела" meaning [[bee]]) is an [[unmanned aerial vehicle]] (UAV) manufactured by the [[Russia]]n [[Yakovlev]] Design Bureau. Its primary use is for surveillance and observation in battlefield environments with [[downlink]]ed 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>

==References==
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==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]]
[[Category:Yakovlev aircraft|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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