Features

• Built-up construction from laser-cut plywood
• Rail-based payload mounting for easy payload swaps and integration
• Easily breaks down for transportation - fits in 56 in X 24 in X 20 in volume

Dimenions

• Wingspan: 10.1 ft
• Length: 10 ft
• Height: 36 in
• Payload bay: 44 in L x 9 in W x 9 in H

Weights

• Empty Weight: 19 lbs
• Max Gross Weight: 45 lbs
• Useful Load: 26 lbs
• Fuel Capacity: 50 oz, 2.37 lbs
• Current RTF (Ready to Fly) Weight: 34 lbs

Performance

• Powerplant: Desert Aircraft DA-50R
• Max Power: 5 BHP
• Loiter Endurance: 60+ minutes
• Cruise Range: 50 nm
• Stall Speed: 21 kias
• Loiter Speed: 37 kias
• Cruise Speed: 55 kias
• Max Speed: 100 kias
• Takeoff Distance over a 50ft obstacle: 250 ft
• Landing Roll: 100 ft
• Max Rate of Climb: 2000 ft/min

System

• Cloud Cap Technologies Piccolo LT
• Laser Technology Laser Altimeter for precision altitude measurement
• High quality Honeywell magnetometer
• “Safety Switch” allows full-authority manual control takeover

Capabilities

• Fully autonomous flight
• Fully autonomous takeoff and landing
• Easy dynamic retasking through ground station

Autopilot

• Two operator stations
  • Primary: Commands and monitors aircraft
  • Secondary: Dynamic retasking and flight-plan adjustment
• Intercom for communication between operators, VHF radio for inter-team comms

Imagery

• Two operator stations
  • Primary: Monitors and controls imagery system state
  • Secondary: Examines images for targets and other items of interest
• Intercom for communication between operators, VHF radio for inter-team comms
• Auto-tracking antenna system for long-range 5.8GHz link

Safety Pilot

• Manual control transmitter
• VHF radio and earphone for inter-team communication
• Forward-looking video and telemetry console for long-range missions

Image Capture

• Machine vision camera for high quality images in a small, easy to interface, * package
• High resolution 10.1MP images for analysing small details on ground targets
• Nadir tracking gimbal keeps the camera pointed directly at the ground

Imagery Infrastructure

• Onboard flight computer for control and storage, even in the event of communication loss
• Near real-time still image downlink, 70Mbps link to the ground
• RAID-backed database of all imagery ever captured - over 60,000 images total

Image Analysis

• Easy-to-use image software aids analysts in quickly detecting and identifying targets
• Automatic target recognition software aids operators in detecting and characterizing targets