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DRS Sentry HP

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Top speed
  
185 km/h

Length
  
2.57 m

Wingspan
  
3.9 m

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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 vee 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)
  • Endurance: 8 hours
  • Service ceiling: 16,000 ft (4,900 m)
  • References

    DRS Sentry HP Wikipedia