Schiebel Camcopter S-100 Rotary-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (2006)
The Schiebel Camcopter S-100 is a rotary-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle of Austrian origin.
Austrian-based Schiebel, the concern behind the Camcopter S-100, was founded in 1951 in the field of electronics and branched out into military products during the 1980s, specifically developing battlefield mine detectors. Schiebel then tried its hand in the field of UAVs during the 1990s ultimately delivering their S-100 in 2005. The first S-100 customer became the United Arab Emirates but recent interest has been received from the German, Pakistani and French navies. S-100s are produced out of the Schiebel Wiener Neustadt facility south of Vienna.
The Camcopter S-100 exhibits an very interesting design appearance that sports a shapely "tear-drop" fuselage. The nose is well-formed and dominated by a large grill assembly along its top side and vent slits along its lower areas. The deep portion of the fuselage contains the powerplant while the underside of the fuselage houses the variable payload facilities. The empennage is essentially a short tail section capped by a dorsal and ventral vertical tail fin. The dorsal fin also features vertical tail planes in a "T" arrangement. The ventral tail fin doubles as a tail skid in a three-point stance when the S-100 is at rest. The undercarriage includes the tail skid as well as a pair of wheel-less forward main landing gear legs. The two-blade main rotor assembly sits low against the fuselage spine while the two-blade tail rotor (used to counter the inherent torque rotation caused by the main rotor blades) is set to the portside of the aircraft. S-100 construction includes use of composites with a reinforced internal structure for the rigors and abuse of the battlefield - even in maritime environments. Dimensionally, the S-100 presents a running length of 10 feet with a width of 4 feet and a height of 3.65 feet.
Performance-wise, the Camcopter S-100 is cleared to carry up to 110lbs of payload and sports a mission endurance time of 6 hours while reaching out to 124 miles from its Ground Control Station (GGS) within line-of-sight (LoS). These specifications allow the Camcopter to undertake various payload fittings while staying on station for large durations of a mission. Its maximum service ceiling is 18,000 feet and an optional fuel tank can increase operational endurance over 10 hours. Additionally, the VTOL nature of the Camcopter S-100 means that the system can be launched and retrieved from land or sea bases unlike other conventional UAVs requiring runways. This quality has already garnered the interest of several global navies where the S-100s robust nature has proven effective, particularly in the unforgiving at-sea environment. Power is supplied by a 50 horsepower rotary engine allowing for speeds up to 138 miles per hour in short bursts (to best manage endurance).
The entire S-100 package includes the GCS with applicable heavy-duty field laptops, software and pilot control system and officially supports up to two S-100 UAV systems. The S-100 can be fitted with various electro-optical and infrared camera system payloads from various manufacturers and, more recently, radar systems have become optional to the S-100 customer. Other mission-specific payloads can include loudspeakers, communication relays, laser scanners, "Identification Friend or Foe" (IFF), high-powered spotlights and sensors. While not typically armed, the S-100 has been displayed with the Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM) system affixed to its starboard side, indicating that this VTOL UAV will be able to fulfill a myriad of battlefield roles beyond the usual reconnaissance and surveillance sorties offered by other UAVs. Beyond its standard payload provision, the S-100 can also carry underslung loads for air drops. This is handy is servicing allied personnel requiring supplies "behind enemy lines" or dropping smoke to cover advances/retreats.
The S-100 can be manually managed throughout its mission or operate completely autonomously without human intervention, taking-off and flying to and from preset mission waypoints before coming to an automated landing all its own. The ground operator can intervene at any time during the S-100s operation to suit mission changes. Should the operator ever lose control of his/her UAV, the S-100 is completed with an "automatic home point recovery" function that kicks in. Navigation is via Inertial Navigation System and Global Positioning System.
UPDATE: In April of 2012 it was announced that the Camcopter S-100 was successfully trialed from an Italian naval vessel, becoming the first Unammned Air System to do so. The S-100 was fitted with camera equipment during the operation. Text ©2003-2013 www.MilitaryFactory.com • All Rights Reserved • No Reproduction Permitted
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Specifications for the
Schiebel Camcopter S-100
Rotary-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Country of Origin: Austria
Manufacturer: Schiebel - Austria
Initial Year of Service: 2006
Production: 200
Focus Model: Schiebel Camcopter S-100
Crew: 0
Length: 0.00ft (0m)
Width: 0.00ft (0.00m)
Height: 0.00ft (0.00m)
Weight (Empty): 0lbs (0kg)
Weight (MTOW): 441lbs (200kg)
Powerplant: 1 x Diamond engine of 55 horsepower.
Maximum Speed: 137mph (220kmh; 119kts)
Maximum Range: 0miles (0km)
Service Ceiling: 18,045ft (5,500m; 3.4miles)
Rate-of-Climb: 0 feet per minute (0m/min)
Hardpoints: 2
Armament Suite:
Usually none. Photographed with missile on starboard fuselage side. Standard payloads are sensors and optics as well as mission-specific equipment such as loudspeakers and spotlights.
Variants:
S-100 - Base Series Designation
Operators: France; Germany; Italy; Libya; Pakistan (possible); United Arab Emirates
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