Phoenix

Notes: This British drone is a reasonably typical UAV, except that the engine is mounted in the front instead of having a pusher propeller. This means that the sensors have to be carried in a pod slung below the fuselage, as the forward propeller tends to obstruct the sensor package in a more normal forward-mounted sensor configuration. It is also unusual in that, when it is recovered, parachutes upside down, the shock of impact being taken up by a crushable hump on top of the fuselage. It is mostly made of Kevlar and carbon fiber plastics and is rather a tough little bird.

Price

Fuel Type

Load

Veh Wt

Ground Crew

Mnt

Night Vision

$12,600

G, AvG

50 kg

175 kg

3

4

FLIR

Tr Mov

Com Mov

Mnvr/Acc Agl/Turn

Fuel Cap

Fuel Cons

Ceiling

100

170 (70)

NA 80 6/3 60/30

36.5

7.3

2750

Guidance/Control

Sensors/Equipment

Takeoff/Landing

GPS, Autonomic Function, Autopilot, Manual Control (Radio Link, 60 km)

Day/Night Video Camera, Day/Night Still Camera, Real-Time Camera Link, Secure Radio, Armored Body

Takeoff: Catapult; Landing: Parachute