Engineering:Silver Arrow Micro-V

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Micro-V, Mini-V
Role Reconnaissance UAV
National origin Israel
Manufacturer Elbit Systems
First flight 1989

The Silver Arrow Mini-V (originally named the Micro-V) is a small reconnaissance UAV developed in Israel in the 1990s.

It is powered by twin 3 kW (4 horsepower) piston engines, one in a nacelle on each wing driving a pusher propeller. It has no landing gear. The Micro-V appears to be too small to carry a full sensor turret, carrying a miniaturized imager in a transparent section built into the middle of its fuselage.

Specifications

Data from Unmanned Aerial Directory: Part 1[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: None
  • Capacity: 8 kg (18 lb) payload
  • Length: 2.87 m (9 ft 5 in)
  • Wingspan: 3.60 m (11 ft 9.75 in)
  • Height: 0.57 m (1 ft 10.5 in)
  • Empty weight: 27 kg (60 lb)
  • Gross weight: 45.5 kg (100 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × piston engines , 3.0 kW (4.0 hp) each

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 204 km/h (127 mph, 110 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 93 km/h (58 mph, 50 kn)
  • Endurance: 5 hours
  • Service ceiling: 4,600 m (15,000 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 5.6 m/s (1,100 ft/min)

References

  1. Munson Air International July 1996, p. 46.

This article contains material that originally came from the web article Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by Greg Goebel, which exists in the Public Domain.