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DRONE PIONEER [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
CONT

The Pioneer drone (developed by the Israelis and produced in the U.S.) has a wingspan of 17 feet and is 14 feet long. It is powered by a 26 horsepower snowmobile engine and has a range of about 100 miles and a flight duration of five hours. It can carry a multitude of sensors including television and FLIR. The drone is catapulted into the air and while airborne runs on liquid fuel. It is guided by an electronic box with a joystick that the operator uses to turn the plane left or right, up or down in the same way remote-controlled model planes work. Each Pioneer costs about $500,000 and carries a $400,000 video camera that can take highly-detailed pictures from 2,000 feet and transmit them 100 miles away.

PHR

Pioneer remotely-operated vehicle drone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs
OBS

L'US Navy, qui cherche un remplacement à son drone d'observation à décollage et atterrissage conventionnels «Pioneer», n'a que l'embarras du choix.

PHR

Drone d'observation à décollage et atterrissage conventionnel Pioneer.

Spanish

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