Video: IAI vertical take off Ghost mini-UAV in action
Israel Aerospace Industries will debut its Ghost rotary-wing mini-UAV at the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) show in Washington next week (Hat Tip: Sunlight).Designed for urban operations, the tandem-rotor Ghost weighs in at 9lb, is capable of automatic vertical take-off and landing, and can fly for up to 30min on two battery-powered rotary electric motors, providing quiet flight for special-operations mission, IAI says.It looks like a kid's toy with a remote control.
A system comprising two UAVs, batteries and command, control and communications equipment can be carried in backpacks by two soldiers,The ground control interface is based in computer-gaming principles and requires little training, IAI says.
Let's go to the videotape.
The only spec I don't see here is how high it can go. From the video, it looks like 2-3 stories, but it could be higher. And as Sunlight points out in email, if this is what they're selling commercially, imagine what the IDF has. Heh.
Labels: Ghost vertical takeoff mini-UAV, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 8:39 AM
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