Vertical Take Off & Landing UAV
Prime Manu.
  UAV Designation
Production status
Operational status 
Power plants
Dimensions (m) 
Wieghts (kg) 
Performance 
 
Comments
 Development Production Operation  Purpose Mission payload Launch, take-off type Recovery, landing type Min ground crews need System composite Datalink, comm frequency Engine
Propulsion
Wing span Wing area (§³) Length overall Height overall Wheel track Wheel base Wing aspect ratio Fuselage max width Weight empty Max fuel weight
Max payload
Max T-O/launch weight Max level speed (kt) Cruising speed (kt) Loiter speed (kt) Stall speed (kt) Service ceiling (ft) Max rate of climb (ft/min) Max range (nm) Max endurance (h)
Aerocam
23F
Complete Complete Limited               Piston                                     7,500 1 0.5 Helicopter
60F
Complete Underway Limited               Piston                                     7,500 2 0.3 Helicopter
Bell
Eagle Eye
Complete Underway   Tiltrotor UAV   Vertical or short take-off. Vertical landing.       ONe 450 shp  Rolls-Royce 250-C20R turboshaft. Two three-blade proprotors. prop dia= 2.49 m 4.63    5.46 1.74           166.6 liters 136 1,020           20,000 200 8.0  
1986 ~         GCS MPEG 46Mbyte  Real Flight MPEG 47Mbyte  Briefing PPT 7Mbyte                                            
Boeing
Dragonfly Canard Rotor/Wing
Underway     VTOL reconnaissance and surveillance.   Vertical take-off. Vertical landing.       One 700 lb st Williams F112 turbofan.   Rotor = 3.66   5.26  1.60            272.5 91 600 >375         10,000 980 3.0  
1998~, First flight is scheduled for 2001.                                                              
Heliwing
Underway      Prototype VLAR UAV.   Vertical take-off and then accelerates forward. Reduce speed and nose pitch up and then vertical landing.       One 240 shp Williams International WTS124 turboshaft. A pair of large-diameter (dia=2.13m), contrarotating prop-rotors. 5.18   2.44 2.29            181 90.5  658 80-180 (60 tested) (airplane mone)/ 0-100 (20) (helicopter mode)        3,500/ 2,000 20,000/ 15,000    5/ 3  
First flight test on 26 April 1995.                                                              
Prime Manu.
  UAV Designation
Production status
Operational status 
Power plants
Dimensions (m) 
Wieghts (kg) 
Performance 
 
Comments
 Development Production Operation  Purpose Mission payload Launch, take-off type Recovery, landing type Min ground crews need System composite Datalink, comm frequency Engine
Propulsion
Wing span Wing area (§³) Length overall Height overall Wheel track Wheel base Wing aspect ratio Fuselage max width Weight empty Max fuel weight
Max payload
Max T-O/launch weight Max level speed (kt) Cruising speed (kt) Loiter speed (kt) Stall speed (kt) Service ceiling (ft) Max rate of climb (ft/min) Max range (nm) Max endurance (h)
Bostan
ACRW
Underway     Experimental VTOL UAV.   Vertical take-off. Vertical, short or conventional landing.       One 337 lb st Microturbo TRS 18-1 turbojet lift engine; 38 hp UEL AR 741 rotary engine.   Wing Dia =1.52   3.20  1.14       0.41   15.9   136.1 160 132       1,000 30 3.0  
                                                               
Daedalus
STF-9A
Complete                   Rotary   Span =                                 20,000 250 5.0 Tilt Wing
Dragonfly
DP4
Complete Underway Limited Remotely piloted helicopter    Vertical take-off. Vertical landing.       One 17 hp Quadra Aerrow QA-200XL 200cc two-cylinder two-stroke engine.   Rotor dia= 2.59 tail rotor dia= 0.55 3.01 1.12  0.81       31.8 4.1 (5.7 liters)   63.5 87         7,000 1 1.0 Helicopter
DP3: 1991 ~                                                                
D-Star
D'Humbug
Underway                   Piston   Span = 6.5                   25 150           18,000 27 4.0 Rotor-in-Wing
Freewing
Scorpion Model 60-25 / Model 100-50 / Manta / Marvel
Underway     Experimental multirole UAV.   Wheeled take-off, rail or RATO launch. Wheeled landing.       One 12 hp piston engine./ 52 hp Totax 447 two-cylinder in-line engine.   3.0/ 4.90   2.0/ 3.59           22.7 / 115  15.1 liters/ 45.4 liters 11.3 / 25.9 174 108 / 150   20 / 55   24,000 5,000 / 15,000 108 4.5 / 3.0 Tilt Wing; with Scaled Composites
                                                                 
Frontier Systems
A160 Hummingbird
Underway     Long- endurance RPH.   Conventional helicopter take-off. Conventional helicopter landing.       One 400 hp Leading Systems piston engine.   Main rotor dia= appx 11.3                   181.4 appx 1,814 appx 140       30,000; OGE 15,000   2,000- 2,970 30 - 40  
                                                                 
Gyrodyne
QH-50
                                                                 
                                                                 
Prime Manu.
  UAV Designation
Production status
Operational status 
Power plants
Dimensions (m) 
Wieghts (kg) 
Performance 
 
Comments
 Development Production Operation  Purpose Mission payload Launch, take-off type Recovery, landing type Min ground crews need System composite Datalink, comm frequency Engine
Propulsion
Wing span Wing area (§³) Length overall Height overall Wheel track Wheel base Wing aspect ratio Fuselage max width Weight empty Max fuel weight
Max payload
Max T-O/launch weight Max level speed (kt) Cruising speed (kt) Loiter speed (kt) Stall speed (kt) Service ceiling (ft) Max rate of climb (ft/min) Max range (nm) Max endurance (h)
Micro Craft
LADF (Lift- Augmented Ducted Fan)
Underway      Small VTOL battlefield tactical UAV.   Vertical take-off from ground or ship's deck, then pitching ovwr into horizontal flight with lift provided by duct and optional wings.  Vertical landing on ground or ship's deck.                                                    
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Northrop Grumman
Fire Scout
Complete Underway FY03(MC), FY07(Navy) 75EA planned  VTOL surveillance UAV. Northrop Grumman ESSS/IAI Tamam U-MOSP multimission (EO/IR) sensor and laser designator.; 200 (MMP-EO/IR, laser designator / ranger finder)  Conventional helicopter take-off. Conventional helicopter landing using Sierra Nevada UCARS system.     Ku-band /UHF  One 420 shp Rolls-Royce 250-C20W turboshaft.   Main rotor dia=8.38/ Tail rotor dia=1.30 55.18/ 1.32 6.98 2.87  1.75       661 360 91 1,156 125        OGE 5,000   110 4.2  
The first full autonomous test flight on 12 Jan 2000.   23sys×3UAV                                                        
argus
                                                                 
                                                                 
Prime Manu.
  UAV Designation
Production status
Operational status 
Power plants
Dimensions (m) 
Wieghts (kg) 
Performance 
 
Comments
 Development Production Operation  Purpose Mission payload Launch, take-off type Recovery, landing type Min ground crews need System composite Datalink, comm frequency Engine
Propulsion
Wing span Wing area (§³) Length overall Height overall Wheel track Wheel base Wing aspect ratio Fuselage max width Weight empty Max fuel weight
Max payload
Max T-O/launch weight Max level speed (kt) Cruising speed (kt) Loiter speed (kt) Stall speed (kt) Service ceiling (ft) Max rate of climb (ft/min) Max range (nm) Max endurance (h)
Orion
Seabat
Underway     VTOL UAV for maritime and other applications. IR Autonomous tail-sitting vertical take-off. Autonomous vertical landing.       Two UEL AR 731 single -rotary engines (each 22.4 kW; 30 hp).   3.05   1.83 1.83          52.2   22.7 90.7 200 180      10,000 1,500 100 4.0 Tail-Sitter`
                                                                 
SAIC
Vigilante 496 (OPV)/ 500/ 600
Complete Underway   Multirole VTOL UAV. IAI Tamam POP in 496/500; Versatron 12DS in 600. Vertical take-off (automatic in Vigilante 600). Vertical landing (automatic in Vegiliante 600); compatible with UCARS.       One 95 hp Hirth F 30 flat-four engine in 496/500; 150 hp Zoche diesel engine planned for 600.   Main rotor dia=7.01    6.02         1.22 274/ 266/ 284     499/ 499/  117/ 117/ 135       12,000/ 13,000/ 15,000   120 8.0/ 8.0/ 11  
                                                             
Sikorsky
Cypher¥°
Complete  Underway Available  Close-range VTOL UAV.  TV camera. Vertical take-off. Vertical landing; parachute emergency recovery system.       One 52 hp UEL AR 801 rotary engine. Two four-blade coaxial. Rotor dia= 1.20   Overall dia=1.89   Max body depth= 0.55         75 22.5   113     70     8,000   16.3 2.5  
                                                               
Cyhper¥± (Dragon Warrior)
Underway      Close-range VTOL tactical UAV.  Daylight TV camera, FLIR and laser designator. Vertical take-off. Vertical landing; parachute emergency recovery system.       Two Herbrandson piston engines. Two four-blade coaxial. 3.05                   11.3- 15.9 109 125           100 2.0  
                     Rotor dia =0.99                                          
 
Drago Stalker
                                                                 
                                                               
Prime Manu.
  UAV Designation
Production status
Operational status 
Power plants
Dimensions (m) 
Wieghts (kg) 
Performance 
 
Comments
 Development Production Operation  Purpose Mission payload Launch, take-off type Recovery, landing type Min ground crews need System composite Datalink, comm frequency Engine
Propulsion
Wing span Wing area (§³) Length overall Height overall Wheel track Wheel base Wing aspect ratio Fuselage max width Weight empty Max fuel weight
Max payload
Max T-O/launch weight Max level speed (kt) Cruising speed (kt) Loiter speed (kt) Stall speed (kt) Service ceiling (ft) Max rate of climb (ft/min) Max range (nm) Max endurance (h)
 
Aeor Hawk
                                                                 
                                                               
 
Wing Fan
                                                                 
                                                               
 
Schweizer/ Kawada
RoboCopter 300
Underway     Multipurpose unmanned helicopter Four-axis gyrostabilised IR/TV sensor. Conventional helicopter take-off. Conventional helicopter landing.       One 168 hp modified (derated) Textron Lycoming HO-360-C 1A flat-four engine initially; -> four-cylinder Oldsmobile motocar engine.   Dir: M-r 8.18 , T-r 1.30 disc area: M-r 52.5 T-r 1.32 9.40 2.65 1.99     1.30 499 57 liters 295 794               1.7