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AAI Corporation RQ-7 “Shadow 200" UAV
The “Shadow 200” UAV from AAI Corporation
See also " Shadow 200 passes 100,00 hour mark"
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AAI Corporation RQ-7 “Shadow 200" UAV
The approximately $300,000 “Shadow 200” UAV from AAI Corporation http://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/systems/images/rq-7_shadow_01.jpg
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wingspan |
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4.27 m |
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length |
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3.41 m |
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payload |
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27.2 kg |
launch weight |
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170 kg |
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maximum speed |
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194 Kph |
service ceiling |
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15,000 ft |
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endurance |
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7 hours |
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launch scheme |
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Rocket Assisted Take-Off (RATO) booster or runway takeoff |
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recovery scheme |
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net or runway landing with hook |
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payload |
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day / night imager or other payload |
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guidance system |
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programmable with radio control backup |
The above photograph of the Shadow 200 was kindly supplied by Jim Christner at AAI Corporation.
The ground control system
from http://www.shadowtuav.com/groundcontrol.html
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Shadow 200 data used in UAV Design Guidelines |
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Shadow 200 RQ-7B |
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wingspan |
4.27 |
m |
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length |
3.41 |
m |
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wingspan / length |
1.252 |
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take off weight Wfr+Wfu+Wpl+Wav+Weng |
170 |
Kg |
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frame weight |
95.8 |
Kg |
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fuel weight |
33 |
Kg |
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payload weight |
27.2 |
Kg |
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avionics weight |
3.3 |
Kg |
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engine type |
Wankel |
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UEL AR741 |
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engine power |
28.3 |
KW |
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at |
7800 |
rpm |
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fuel rate at above rpm |
9.84 |
Kg / hr |
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fuel used at endurance rpm |
4.362 |
Kg / hr |
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engine capacity |
208 |
cc |
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engine weight |
10.7 |
Kg |
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power / weight |
2.645 |
KW / Kg |
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endurance speed |
86 |
Kph |
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cruise speed |
111 |
Kph |
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max speed |
194 |
Kph |
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endure_sp/max_sp |
0.443 |
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max altitude |
15000 |
ft |
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endurance |
7 |
hrs |
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operational range |
125 |
Km |
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actual range |
602 |
Km |
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