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Leonardo SKY-Y


Medium-Altitude, Long-Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Technology Demonstrator [ 2007 ]



The SKY-Y by Leonardo of Italy is being used to actively test several MALE-class capabilities - including autonomous operation in civilian airspace.



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The SKY-Y is a Medium-Altitude, Long-Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology demonstrator developed by Leonardo SpA of Italy. The type has been used prove several qualities of possible future drone platforms and applications - including a focus on in-flight "Sense-And-Avoid" (SAA). The product was selected by the MIDCAS European consortium for just that, the data collected to be used in development of new rules and regulations for unmanned vehicles operating within the sphere of commercial air traffic.

The aircraft's appearance is a mix of existing types - the bulbous nose section of the Global Hawk is an obvious comparison. Unlike the Global Hawk, however, the SKY-Y utilizes a conventional, diesel-fueled, low-cost commercial-based engine with its propeller set in a "pusher" arrangement at the rear of the fuselage. The wing mainplanes are straight-lined (as in the General Atomics Predator) and low-mounted at the sides of the fuselage (with clipped tips). The aircraft relies on a twin-boom tail arrangement with each boom emanating from the wing mainplanes and joined by a high-mounted horizontal plane sitting atop the twin vertical planes. The tricycle undercarriage is wheeled at all three legs and fixed in place during flight (i.e. non-retractable).

Part of the SKY-Y project goal is rapid prototyping of various system fits including cameras and sensors to improve on the product's situation awareness once in the air. Carbon-fiber is used throughout its construction for a reliably strong, yet low-cost and lightweight finish. The SKY-Y flew for the first time in June of 2007.©MilitaryFactory.com
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May 2015 - The SKY-Y was successfully tested against a C-27J manned, fixed-wing transport to record the Sense-And Avoid response of the drone. The SKY-Y, upon sensing the inbound C-27J, autonomously changed its course to avoid a mid-air collision.

Specifications



Leonardo SpA (Alenia Aermacchi) - Italy
Manufacturer(s)
Italy
Operators National flag of Italy
2007
Service Year
Italy
National Origin
Active, Limited
Project Status
0
(UNMANNED)
Crew
1
Units


INTELLIGENCE-SURVEILLANCE-RECONNAISSANCE
Surveil ground targets / target areas to assess environmental threat levels, enemy strength, or enemy movement.
X-PLANE
Aircraft developed for the role of prototyping, technology demonstration, or research / data collection.
UNMANNED
Aircraft inherently designed (or later developed) with an unmanned capability to cover a variety of over-battlefield roles.


32.0 ft
(9.75 meters)
Length
32.6 ft
(9.95 meters)
Width/Span
6.1 ft
(1.85 meters)
Height
monoplane / low-mounted / straight
Mainplane Arrangement
Monoplane
Design utilizes a single primary wing mainplane; this represents the most popular modern mainplane arrangement.
Low-Mounted
Mainplanes are low-mounted along the sides of the fuselage.
Straight
The planform involves use of basic, straight mainplane members.


1 x Diesel-fueled engine driving power to a three-bladed propeller unit arranged in pusher configuration at the rear of the fuselage.
Propulsion
None. Payload restricted to mission equipment only.


SKY-Y - Base Series Designation.


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