24th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 29 August-3, September 2004, Yokohama, Japan
Paper ICAS 2004-1.6.3

HALE UAV PLATFORM OPTIMIZED FOR A SPECIALIZED 20-KM ALTITUDE PATROL MISSION

Z. Goraj, A. Frydrychewicz , J. Hermetz*, C. Le Tallec**
WUT, Warsaw, Poland; *ONERA, Toulouse, France; **ONERA, Paris, France

Keywords: UAV, HALE, blended wing, civil applications

This paper reviews a number of different configurations developed under the umbrella of CAPECON project of 5th Framework Program of the European Union. One of the main goals of the project is to propose a platform, being able to carry on a 500 kg payload of sensors (SATCOM, FLIR, SAR, etc.), operating efficiently and safety at almost 20 km altitude on long endurance missions at the lowest possible cost.

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