Engineering:Aeryon SkyRanger R60

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Short description: Canadian drone design
SkyRanger R60 (formerly SkyRanger)
JGSDF UAV(Aeryon SkyRanger R60) aboard on JS Kunisaki(LST-4003) at Port of Yokohama November 5, 2022 01.jpg
JGSDF SkyRanger R60
Role Miniature UAV
Manufacturer Aeryon Labs
Designer Aeryon Labs
First flight August 2013
Introduction November 2013
Status Production completed
Produced 2013–2019
Developed into SkyRanger R80

Aeryon SkyRanger R60 is a small reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed and built by Aeryon Labs of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada . The vehicle was developed between 2011–2013.

The SkyRanger R60 is a vertical take-off and landing VTOL quadcopter requiring no launch equipment. It can hover in a fixed position and weighs 4.2 kg (9.3 lb) without payload.[1][2]

Operators

  • Ontario Provincial Police use the system for traffic accident reconstruction[3] and locating missing persons.[4]

Specifications

Data from Manufacturer[2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: none
  • Length: 0.6 m (2 ft 0 in)
  • Height: 0.3 m (1 ft 0 in)
  • Empty weight: 2.4 kg (5 lb)
  • Gross weight: 3.3 kg (7 lb)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 50 km/h (31 mph, 27 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 40 km/h (25 mph, 22 kn)
  • Range: 5.0 km (3.1 mi, 2.7 nmi)
  • Endurance: 30-50 minutes
  • Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,000 ft)

Avionics

  • High resolution, day/night cameras with optical and digital image stabilization and mechanical pan/tilt/zoom

See also

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