| Pressure Ports | Battery Pack | 1.2kg Avionics Set | Fuel Tank | Sensors Pods | Generator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitot-static | 20W-hr (~1hr power) | Twin computers, Flight control sensors, UHF modem C/A code GPS |
5kg premium unleaded petrol |
Air pressure, temperature & humidity |
60W |
2.9m
13 - 15kg
24cc Fuel Injected
Cruises at 80 to 150kph
Range > 3,000km, > 30rs
Surface to 7km
Up to 5,000g
Autonomous
GPS
UHF Radio, LEO Satellite
Aerosonde "Laima" was the first unmanned aircraft to cross the north atlantic. The crossing was completed within 15 minutes of schedule after a flight of 3270 km in a time of 26 h 45 min.
On 22 September 1997 an important step was taken toward automatic rather than manual control of takeoff and landing. In a one-hour test at Trout Lake in Washington, Aerosonde Millionaire flew under autopilot continuously from launch to touchdown.
The Aerosonde Robotic Aircraft was conceived as a means of providing an economical method of undertaking observations with considerable flexibility of operation.1 A particular aim of the program has been meteorological observations in remote and otherwise inaccessible regions, but many other uses have since arisen.
Fuselage
Carbon fibre /
honeycomb
Kevlar nose cone
Wings
Outer Panel:
Fibreglass /
honeycomb
Inner Panel:
Graphite sandwich
Tailboom
Graphite tube
Tail
Fibreglass
Antennae
UHF dipole in left tail
Satellite in right tail
Aerosonde is a subsidiary of AAI Corporation