Unmanned Aviation: A Brief History of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Appendix D: Notable Unmanned Aircraft

UAV CHARACTERISTICS AND PERFORMANCE TABLE

UAV Engine(s)

No. Built

First Flight

Span

Length

Weights (lb)

Speed (kt)

Ceiling (ft)

Endurance (h)

Gross

Payload

Empty

Dayton Wright Liberty Eagle 1 37 hp DePalma Recip

36

1918

15 ?0 ??

12 ?6 ??

530

180

100

12,000

1

Sperry M-1/MAT Messenger 1 60 hp Lawrence L-4 Radial

42

1920

20 ?0 ??

17 ?9 ??

862

150

623

80

<2

Northrop SD-1 Falconer Observer 1 72 hp McCulloch 0-100-2 Recip

1445

1955

13 ?5 ??

13 ?5 ??

466

75

354

160

15,000

0.6

Gyrodyne QH-50C DASH 1 300 hp Boeing T50 Turboshaft

756

1960

20 ?0 ??

12 ?11 ??

2281

866

1100

80

16,200

3.9

Lockheed GTD-21B 1 12,000 lbst Marquardt RJ43 Ramjet

38

1966

19 ?0 ??

43 ?2 ??

20,000

11,200

M3.35

90,000+

2

AeroVironment Helios 14 2 hp Electric Motors

1

1999

247 ?0 ??

12 ?0 ??

2,048

726

1,322

22 140

100,000

17+

Insitu Group Aerosonde 1 1 hp Enya R120 Recip

50

1995

9 ?6 ??

6 ?2 ??

29.5

1

18

56

14,800

32

Northrop Grumman RQ-4A Global Hawk 1 7,600 lbst Allison AE3007H Turbofan

6 [*]

1998

116 ?2 ??

44 ?5 ??

25,600

1,960

8,530

345

66,000

32

Teledyne Ryan AQM-34L 1 1,920 lbst Teledyne CAE J69 Turbojet

250+

1968

13 ?

29 ??

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