Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA) - Iran
Manufacturer(s)
Iraq; Iran; Sudan; Syria
Operators
2008
Service Year
Iran
National Origin
Active
Project Status
0
(UNMANNED)
Crew
550
Units
INTELLIGENCE-SURVEILLANCE-RECONNAISSANCE
Surveil ground targets / target areas to assess environmental threat levels, enemy strength, or enemy movement.
UNMANNED
Aircraft inherently designed (or later developed) with an unmanned capability to cover a variety of over-battlefield roles.
23.0 ft
(7.00 meters)
Width/Span
1 x Conventional engine (perhaps Limbach L550E or similar) driving a multi-bladed propeller unit at the rear of the fuselage in "pusher" arrangement.
Propulsion
121 mph
(195 kph | 105 knots)
Max Speed
16,404 ft
(5,000 m | 3 miles)
Ceiling
62 miles
(100 km | 54 nm)
Range
MACH Regime (Sonic)
Sub
Trans
Super
Hyper
HiHyper
ReEntry
RANGES (MPH) Subsonic: <614mph | Transonic: 614-921 | Supersonic: 921-3836 | Hypersonic: 3836-7673 | Hi-Hypersonic: 7673-19180 | Reentry: >19030
None. Mission-equipment to satisfy the ISR role (mainly cameras and sensors).
Ababil-3 - Base Series Designation.