IAI's new Panther combines the flight capabilities of fixed wing airplane with helicopter-like hovering, takeoff and landing, by employing two tilt-rotor propellers, and a vertical lift augmenter propeller providing additional lift for hovering, takeoff and landing, called fixed wing Vertical TakeOff and Landing (VTOL).
This configuration enables the Panther to be runway-independent, taking off and landing from unprepared areas.
Weighing about 65 kg, the Panther is powered by three electrical motors and packs sufficient power to loiter on missions of up to six hours at an altitude of 10,000 ft. The Panther carries IAI’s MiniPOP multi-sensor electro-optical day-night payload comprising stabilized day and night cameras, laser rangefinder, laser pointer or laser designator...
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Wednesday, 6 October 2010
Israel's New FTOL UAVs
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