▁( Russ ian : ▁чи рок ▁– ▁" Te al ") ▁is ▁a ▁Russian ▁hy brid ▁am ph ib ious ▁U AV ▁vehicle ▁in ▁development ▁by ▁United ▁Inst rument ▁Man ufact uring ▁Corporation , ▁a ▁Rost ec ▁subs idi ary . ▁The ▁Dr one ▁was ▁presented ▁in ▁the ▁Inn op rom ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁technology ▁exhibition ▁in ▁Y ek ater in burg ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁This ▁machine ▁is ▁a ▁hy brid ized ▁and ▁am ph ib ious ▁like ▁U AV ▁meaning ▁it ▁doesn ' t ▁need ▁an ▁air field ▁for ▁launch ing , ▁similar ▁how ▁hel ic op ters ▁work ▁according ▁to ▁Ale k sey ▁Sm ir nov , ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁un mann ed ▁aer ial ▁vehicles ▁department ▁at ▁Radio - Te chn ical ▁Institute . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁expected ▁that ▁at ▁Moscow - host ed ▁MA KS ▁Air ▁Show ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁the ▁U AV ▁Ch iro k ▁will ▁be ▁presented ▁as ▁an ▁oper ational ▁prototype . ▁The ▁production ▁of ▁this ▁aircraft ▁could ▁start ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Data ▁& ▁performance ▁The ▁first ▁flight ▁tests ▁for ▁the ▁Ch iro k ▁aircraft ▁will ▁start ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁Re ports ▁show ▁it ▁will ▁have ▁a ▁wings pan ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁meters ▁and ▁have ▁a ▁maximum ▁take off ▁mass ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 7 0 0 ▁kil og rams , ▁of ▁which ▁ 3 0 0   kg ▁would ▁be ▁its ▁effective ▁payload