Supriya Ghosh (Editor)

Silver Arrow Micro V

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Top speed
  
204 km/h

Length
  
2.87 m

Wingspan
  
3.6 m

First flight
  
1989

Silver Arrow Micro-V uploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthumb44e

The Silver Arrow Mini-V (originally named the Micro-V) is a small reconnaissance UAV developed in Israel in the 1990s.

It is powered by twin 3 kW (4 horsepower) piston engines, one in a nacelle on each wing driving a pusher propeller. It has no landing gear. The Micro-V appears to be too small to carry a full sensor turret, carrying a miniaturized imager in a transparent section built into the middle of its fuselage.

Specifications

Data from Unmanned Aerial Directory: Part 1

General characteristics

  • Crew: None
  • Capacity: 8 kg (18 lb) payload
  • Length: 2.87 m (9 ft 5 in)
  • Wingspan: 3.60 m (11 ft 9¾ in)
  • Height: 0.57 m (1 ft 10½ in)
  • Empty weight: 27 kg (60 lb)
  • Gross weight: 45.5 kg (100 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × piston engines, 3 kW (4 hp) each each

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 204 km/h (127 mph)
  • Cruising speed: 93 km/h (58 mph)
  • Endurance: 5 hours
  • Service ceiling: 4,600 m (15,000 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 5.6 m/s (1,100 ft/min)

    • References

    Silver Arrow Micro-V Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA