Performance:
Endurance 7 hr Max/Loiter Speeds 118/0 kt
Ceiling 10,800 ft Radius 175 nm
Takeoff Means Hover Landing Means Hover
Sensor EO/IR Sensor Make Wescam
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2.3.3 XPV-1 Tern
User Service: SOCOM Manufacturer: BAI Aerosystems Inventory: 65 Delivered/65 Planned
Background: Originally an Army testbed for a fiber-optic guided UA, Tern was completely retooled in late 2001 to give it a larger, steerable nose gear and main gear fitted with tires suitable for rough terrain with electronically-actuated disc brakes to aid short-field recovery that enabled the aircraft to carry a belly-mounted dispensing mechanism. Tern was operated in support of Special Operations Forces by Navy personnel from Fleet Composite Squadron Six (VC-6, previously the USN's Pioneer UA Squadron) in Afghanistan to perform force protection missions and to dispense an unattended ground sensor weighing over 20 pound. Over 225 combat hours were flown during two 3-month long deployments. In early 2004, a Tern variant was developed that eliminated the landing gear and incorporated skids and a tail-hook. A marinized control station was developed, and the system was successfully demonstrated onboard a Navy LPD (USS Denver). The reduced drag of the skid/tailhook recovery system improved the vehicle's mission endurance from 4 to over 6 hours.
Characteristics:
XPV 1 XPV 1
Length 9.0 ft Wing Span 11.4 ft
Gross Weight 130 lb Payload Capacity 25 lb
Fuel Capacity 28 lb Fuel Type MOGAS/oil
Engine Make 3W 100 cc Power 12 hp
Data Link(s) LOS C2 Frequency L/S-band
LOS Video UHF
Performance:
Endurance 2 hr Max/Loiter Speeds 87/50 kt
Ceiling 10,000 ft Radius 40 nm
Takeoff Means Runway Landing Means Runway
Sensor EO or IR Sensor Make BAI PTZ
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2.3.4 XPV-2 Mako
User Service: SOCOM Manufacturer: NAVMAR Applied Sciences Corporation/BAI Aerosystems Inventory: 30 Delivered/30 Planned
Background: Mako is a lightweight long endurance versatile unmanned aircraft capable of a variety of missions, yet of sufficiently low cost to be discarded after actual battle, if necessary. It is a single engine, high wing, Radio Controlled or computer assisted autopilot UA capable of daylight or infrared reconnaissance and other related missions. Although it is a relatively new aircraft, the recent modifications that included the addition of navigation/strobe lights, a Mode C transponder, dual GCS operational capability, and a new high resolution digital camera, made it a success during support to OIF. 中国航空网 www.aero.cn 航空翻译 www.aviation.cn 本文链接地址：无人机系统路线图 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Roadmap(30)
