Orbiter I

Israel Aeronautics UAV
Region:  Middle East    Country:  Israel    Category:  UAV    Company:  Aeronautics   
Orbiter I
Use(s): smallest member of modular Orbiter UAV family for close-range ISR Manufacturer: Aeronautics Ltd Powerplant: electric, battery-powered pusher propeller Dimensions: length: 1m, height: 0.2m, wingspan: 2.2m Weight: MTOW: 7kg, max payload: 1.5kg day or night Performance: speed: 30-70kts, endurance: 3hr, range: 15 or 30km in data link configuration, ceiling: 18,000ft Payload: Controp stabilised miniature day payloads Data Link: LoS up to 50km Guidance/Tracking: UMAS avionics, real-time UAV and payload control, full autonomous navigation and in-flight programmable navigation, camera-guided flight Launch: catapult Recovery: parachute and airbag Structure Material: composite System Components: 2 x UAV, payloads, PGCS, launcher, backpacks Electrical Power: battery Status: in production



A wayward unmanned aerial vehicle

2011-02-18
A wayward unmanned aerial vehicle
So-heres a first. On Tuesday, a wayward unmanned aerial vehicle crashed in a residential area of El Paso, Texas, about a half mile inside the U.S. border. It landed in a backyard apparently, and no one was hurt and no property was damaged.


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