Saab Skeldar Rotary-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) (2013)
The Skedar was developed by the Saab concern as a rotary-wing UAV.
The benefits of a rotary-wing UAV over that of a fixed-wing UAV are the same as in the full-sized manned versions of similar aircraft. Rotary-wing aircraft do not require runways to take-off or land from and can hover over areas while distributing cargo without landing. The added benefit of an unmanned helicopter is rather obvious as no pilot or crew are placed in harm's way during missions. In this fashion, the Skeldar holds some inherent benefits in its design over that of traditional fixed-wing UAVs currently in service. Control is provided for by a ground station and applicable crew. The Skeldar is categorized as a "medium range" UAV solution and sports automated landing and take-off procedures which allows for "hands-off" operation of the system by ground personnel. The aircraft is not wholly autonomous, however, and still reliant upon the ground control station to make mid-air changes to the flight parameters.
Design of the UAV is rather basic featuring a finely contoured fuselage shell encompassing the avionics, engine, fuel stores, applicable mission equipment and empennage. Its configuration is consistent with full-scale rotary-type aircraft in that there is a main rotor assembly set atop a short mast at the center of the design with a small tail rotor facing portside and driven by an internal shaft through a short fuselage stem. The entire structure sits atop a reinforced, two-point skid assembly - essentially the fixed undercarriage form common to many commercial and military helicopters. Overall length is 4 meters with a width of 1.2 meters and height of 1.3 meters. The system is cleared to carry up to 40 kilograms of mission equipment and yields a maximum take-off weight of 200 kilograms. Operational speeds are approximately 130 km/h with a range out to 150 km and maximum altitude of 2,400 meters. The aircraft is listed with a mission endurance time of 5 hours.
The Skeldar UAV is based on the original CybAero APID 55 unmanned system. CybAero was founded in 2003 as an aerospace and defense industry contractor specializing primarily in the design and development of UAV systems. The Skeldar was born in a 2005 initiative headed by Saab which eventually produced the initial Skeldar V-150 mark in 2006. Further work on the type then evolved to become the V-200 mark. Today, the Skeldar remains an ever-evolving, yet promising, UAV product.
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Specifications for the
Saab Skeldar
Rotary-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
Country of Origin: Sweden
Manufacturer: Saab - Sweden
Initial Year of Service: 2013
Production: 10
Focus Model: Saab Skeldar
Crew: 0
Length: 13.12ft (4m)
Width: 16.40ft (5.00m)
Height: 4.27ft (1.30m)
Weight (Empty): 0lbs (0kg)
Weight (MTOW): 441lbs (200kg)
Powerplant: 1 x Internal 55 horsepower engine driving a two-bladed main rotor and two-bladed tail rotor.
Maximum Speed: 81mph (130kmh; 70kts)
Maximum Range: 93miles (150km)
Service Ceiling: 14,764ft (4,500m; 2.8miles)
Rate-of-Climb: 0 feet per minute (0m/min)
Hardpoints: 0
Armament Suite:
None.
Variants:
V-150 - Development Version
V-200 - Production Version
Operators: Sweden
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