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Aero Vironment
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Pathfinder
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Complete
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Complete | Complete | Solar- powered experimental UAV. | Low latitude flight: a long-lens camera, optical viedeo cameras and particulate samplers. | Conventional wheeled take-off. | Conventional wheeled landing. | 2.23 hp pylon-mounted brushless DC electric motors. | Each directly driving a two-blade variable-pitch carbon fibre prop. | 30.48 | app 74.32 | 11.3 | 218 | 14.0 | 108 | 70,000 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||
| In early 1980s; made nine flights during 1993. | 
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Dia 2.18 | 
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Centurion Quarter-scale prototype/ Full-size
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Complete | Underway | Solar- powered experimental UAV. | Conventional wheeled take-off. | Conventional wheeled landing. | Twelve model aircraft electric motors powered by 32 flashlight batteries./ 14 electrically driven props powered by 120 V, 96 Ah li/SO©ü primary batteries. | Each driving a two-blade prop. | 19.05/ 62.79 | 11.61/ 153.10 | 31.25/ 25.75 | / 544.5 | / 274.5 | 1,300 | 11.3/ 819 | 1.4 | 200 | 100,000 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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Underway | Solar- powered experimental UAV. | Conventional wheeled take-off. | Conventional wheeled landing. | 74.98 | 183.58 | 30.875 | 100 | 635 | 6 months | OTH | 50,000- 70,000 | 28 | With Fuel Cells | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Prime Manu.
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UAV Designation
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Production Status
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Operational Status
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Power plant
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Demensions(m)
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Weights(kg)
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Performance
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Comments
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Development
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Production
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Operation
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Purpose type
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Payload type
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Min ground crews need
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Control station
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Comm Frequency
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Launch, take off type
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Recovery, landing type
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Engine
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Propulsion
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Wign Span
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Wing area (§³)
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Length overall
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Height overall
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Fuselage Max width
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Wheel track
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Wheel base
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Wing aspect ratio
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Weight empty
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Max Payload
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Max fuel weight
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Max T-O/launch weight
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Max Endurance (h)
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Range (nm)
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Service Ceiling (ft)
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Max level speed
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Cruising speed
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Loiter speed
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stall speed
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Max rate of climb
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CUV
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SLURS
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Underway | Battery | 5.0 | 10 | 2 | 1.0 | 5 | 500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NRL
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Flyrt
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Complete | Complete | Limited | Battery | 8.0 | 72 | 25 | 0.5 | 4 | 2,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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NRL
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Sender
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Complete | Complete | Limited | Battery | 4.0 | 10 | 3 | 2.0 | 50 | 5,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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NRL
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Swallow
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Underway | Battery | 15.0 | 62 | 10 | 2.0 | 60 | 30,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||