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.
| Sentry HP | |
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| Sentry HP at the 2010 Farnborough Airshow | |
| Role | Reconnaissance UAV |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | DRS Technologies |
Specifications
editGeneral 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
editThis article contains material that originally came from the web article Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by Greg Goebel, which exists in the Public Domain.