Compared with the American Global Hawk and other heavy UAVs, the S-62 UAV does not need to take off from the concrete runway, but only needs 600 meters ×600 meters of flat land to complete the takeoff. When taking off, launch with a catapult; When landing, it will be recovered through the runway landing stopper or the ship's arresting net. 360-degree circular search in the air is an important feature of S-62 UAV.
Aircraft airborne equipment includes radio technology reconnaissance equipment, synthetic aperture radar, infrared camera, aerial camera and laser rangefinder. , can carry out reconnaissance on strategic campaign targets away from 1000 km.
Aircraft endurance is more than 24 hours, including 20~25 kilometers in stratosphere, and 14~ 16 hours below 20 kilometers.
In addition, S-62 can also play the role of unmanned combat aircraft, which can intercept enemy tactical cruise missiles.
Overall, the operational performance of S-62 has surpassed that of the U.S. Global Hawk strategic campaign unmanned reconnaissance aircraft. FanCopter micro UAV in Germany
On June 2 1 2006, Jane's Defense Weekly reported that EMT of Germany exhibited its FanCopter small rotorcraft prototype in Paris from June 12 to June 16. The aircraft has accumulated flying 1000 hours.
Compared with the first model, the prototype has undergone a lot of design changes, focusing on making it a "high surveillance" platform for urban warfare, which can land and wait on roofs and other heights, while providing discontinuous and lasting surveillance.
The new prototype adopts a new flight control system and becomes quieter. The machine is also equipped with an improved anti-collision system and a height sensor, which makes it easier to use in the internal space.
The weight of the new prototype is less than 1.3kg (the weight of the early prototype is 0.75kg), the rotor diameter is 65cm (the original 50cm), the maximum flight speed is 50km/h, the range is over 500m (the original 500m), the endurance time is over 20min( 15min), and the observation time is 2 hours. This plane can carry 2500 people.
The key design changes of the new prototype include the use of three legs instead of the original four, the engine installed in the center instead of the top, and the rotor rotating up and down in the opposite direction. FanCopter's support arm also has three small rotors for manipulation.
A camera that can be used in daytime, low light or infrared environment is installed on the top of the drone. The ground control station is a double joystick device. The company claims that the operation of this machine requires minimal operator input, and it can also be fully controlled by pre-programming.