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The General Atomics " Predator MQ-1" UAV
from http://science.howstuffworks.com/predator.htm
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The General Atomics " Predator MQ-1" UAV
The MQ-1 Predator is a system, not just an aircraft. A fully operational system consists of four aircraft (with sensors), a ground control station, a Predator Primary Satellite Link, and approximately 55 personnel for deployed 24-hour operations.
The basic crew for the Predator is one pilot and two sensor operators. They fly the aircraft from inside the ground control station via a line-of-sight data link or a satellite data link for beyond line-of-sight flight. The aircraft is equipped with a color nose camera (generally used by the pilot for flight control), a day variable-aperture TV camera, a variable-aperture infrared camera (for low light/night), and a synthetic aperture radar for looking through smoke, clouds or haze. The cameras produce full motion video while the SAR produces still frame radar images.
The " M" is the Department of Defense designation for multi-role and " Q" means unmanned aircraft system. The " 1" refers to the aircraft being the first of a series of purpose-built remotely piloted aircraft systems.- from http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=122
from http://science.howstuffworks.com/predator.htm
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RQ-1_Predator
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Data used in UAV Design Guidelines |
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Predator MQ-1 |
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wingspan |
14.84 |
m |
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length |
8.14 |
m |
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wingspan / length |
1.823 |
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take off weight Wfr+Wfu+Wpl+Wav+Weng |
1020 |
Kg |
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frame weight |
407.1 |
Kg |
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fuel weight |
302 |
Kg |
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payload weight |
204 |
Kg |
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avionics weight |
30.2 |
Kg |
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engine type |
4 stroke |
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ROTAX 914F |
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engine power |
85.7 |
KW |
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at |
5500 |
rpm |
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fuel rate at above rpm |
18.5 |
Kg / hr |
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fuel used at endurance rpm |
12.583 |
Kg / hr |
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engine capacity |
1211 |
cc |
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engine weight |
76.7 |
Kg |
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power / weight |
1.117 |
KW / Kg |
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endurance speed |
130 |
Kph |
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cruise speed |
130 |
Kph |
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max speed |
218 |
Kph |
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endure_sp/max_sp |
0.596 |
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max altitude |
25000 |
ft |
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endurance |
24 |
hrs |
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operational range |
740 |
Km |
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range |
3120 |
Km |
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