DRS Sentry HP

Sentry HP

Sentry HP at the 2010 Farnborough Airshow
Role	Reconnaissance UAV Type of aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	DRS Technologies

The DRS Sentry HP is a reconnaissance UAV that was developed in the United States in the late 1980s by S-TEC. The program was acquired by Meggitt in 2000 and subsequently by DRS in 2002. Although the aircraft shares the name "Sentry" with a previous S-TEC design, the Sentry HP is a completely different machine, with a broad wing and a V tail. The Sentry HP is larger, with greater payload capacity and an underwing stores capability. It is powered by a variant of the same engine as the Sentry. It can be ordered with an option for fixed landing gear to permit conventional takeoff and recovery.

Specifications

General characteristics

Crew: None
Capacity: 75 lb (34 kg) payload
Length: 8 ft 5 in (2.57 m)
Wingspan: 12 ft 10 in (3.90 m)
Empty weight: 180 lb (82 kg)
Gross weight: 325 lb (147 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Herbrandson Dyad 290 , 28 hp (21 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 115 mph (185 km/h, 100 kn)
Endurance: 8 hours
Service ceiling: 16,000 ft (4,900 m)

References

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