Engineering:Pegaz 011
| Pegaz 011 | |
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| Role | Medium-range UAV for day and night reconnaissance |
| Manufacturer | Military Technical Institute Serbia |
| First flight | October 2011 |
| Status | In development |
| Primary user | Serbian Air Force and Air Defense |
| Number built | 3 |
| Developed from | 2010 |
The PEGAZ 011 (Serbian: пегаз, lit. 'pegasus') is a medium-range tactical UAV for day and night attack (armed variant),[1] reconnaissance and surveillance missions, target acquisition and designation that is being developed by Military Technical Institute in Serbia. Its flight autonomy is over 12 hours, and it sends data from the height of 3,000 m. Powered by a two-cylinder boxer type of engine with 32 kW (43 HP), it reaches the maximum flight speed of 200 km/h. The PEGAZ has a maximum weight of 230 kg, including about 40 kg of reconnaissance/surveillance equipment. It is 5.4 m long with a wingspan of 6.34 m. It takes off automatically from improvised runways and performs tasks along pre-programmed flight (optional: catapult). There are two hardpoints for optional air-to-surface missiles for attack variant.
Specifications
Data from MTI Pegaz project page[2]
General characteristics
- Capacity: 40 kg (88 lb) payload
- Length: 5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)
- Wingspan: 6.34 m (20 ft 10 in)
- Height: 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
- Wing area: 4.24 m2 (45.6 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 120 kg (265 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 230 kg (507 lb)
- Propellers: 2-bladed pusher propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 200 km/h (120 mph, 110 kn)
- Cruise speed: 130–150 km/h (81–93 mph, 70–81 kn)
- Range: 100 km (62 mi, 54 nmi)
- Endurance: 12 hours
- Service ceiling: 3,000 m (9,800 ft)
Avionics
- Automatic takeoff from prepared runway (optional: catapult)
- Automatic landing on prepared runway (emergency: parachute)
- Fully autonomous way points tracking, holding, camera guiding Emergency and return home mode Altitude and velocity autopilot
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
- High Speed Target Drone
- IAI Scout
- AAI RQ-2 Pioneer
- AAI RQ-7 Shadow
- IAI Searcher
- Tadiran Mastiff
- Bayraktar PT1
- SELEX Galileo Falco
- Watchkeeper WK450
- SAGEM Sperwer
References
External links
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