Schiebel Camcopter S-100
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| Camcopter S-100 | |
| Role | UAV |
| Manufacturer | Schiebel |
| Primary users | UAE Army German Navy Chinese Navy Russian Border Guard (Coast Guard) |
The Schiebel Camcopter S-100 is an Austrian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) using a rotorcraft design.
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Design and development [edit]
Produced by the Austrian company Schiebel, it was developed from 2003 to 2005. With a maximum take-off weight (MTOW) of 200 kilograms (440 lb), its endurance is 6 hours. It has a maximum speed of 220 kilometres per hour (140 mph) and a ceiling of 5,500 metres (18,000 ft). It is powered by a 55 horsepower (41 kW) Diamond engine and can carry various payloads, such as electro-optics and infrared sensors.
On 12 March 2012 Schiebel announced that it successfully tested a company-developed heavy-fuel engine interchangeable with the standard Diamond engine. This heavy-fuel engine allows for the use of JP-5, Jet A-1 or JP-8 jet fuels. These fuels, which are standard on marine vessels, are safer to store and handle than gasoline.[1]
On 7 February 2013, Schiebel has successfully completed flight testing of the Thales-built I-Master radar system onboard a Camcopter S-100 unmanned aircraft system (UAS), at its test facility in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.[2]
I-Master is a high-performance radar, providing Ground Moving Target Indication (GMTI) and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) capability for all-weather surveillance, detection and recognition of targets over large areas at long stand-off ranges.
International customers [edit]
The launch customer for the S-100 was the UAE Army, which ordered 40 aircraft with an option for 40 more. The aircraft was ordered by three more undisclosed nations, with total orders reaching 200.
The Pakistan Navy tested the Camcopter S-100 from one of its ships in the Arabian Sea, followed by the French Navy on October 9–10, 2008, while the frigate Montcalm (D642) was in motion.[3]
The German Navy completed three weeks of test flights of the S-100 aboard the Braunschweig-class corvettes Braunschweig and Magdeburg during August and September 2008. German company Diehl is tasked with introducing the UAV to the German armed forces.[4][5]
Libya ordered four Camcopters in 2009, which were placed under command of the Khamis Brigade.[6]
Jordan ordered two S-100s with L-3 Wescam MX-10 EO-IR payloads in July 2010 and accepted delivery in February 2011.[7]
In November 2011 the Camcopter demonstrated flights from the French Gowind-class corvette patrol vessel L'Adroit.[8] At the same time, the Gorizont (Horizon) Air S-100, a Russian license-built version of the UAV was successfully tested aboard the Coast Guard patrol cutter Rubin. Russia intends to equip all Rubin-class patrol boats with these UAVs.[9]
In 2010 the Chinese Navy purchased 18 of these systems. Two years later, in May 2012, an unmanned UAV believed to be a Camcopter S-100 was photographed operating from the fantail of a Chinese Type 054A frigate by the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force.[10]
The Royal Australian Navy plans to test a Schiebel helicopter drone in June 2013.[11]
Specifications [edit]
Data from Schiebel.net (General);[12][13] Armada International (Powerplant 1);[14] Schiebel.net (Powerplant 2)[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: None
- Capacity: 50 kg (110 lb)
- Length: 3.11 m (10 ft 2 in)
- Width: 1.24 m (4 ft 1 in)
- Height: 1.12 m (3 ft 8 in)
- Empty weight: 110 kg (243 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 200 kg (441 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 57 L (15.5 gal) AVGas 100 LL
- Powerplant: 1 × Austro AE50R Wankel rotary engine, 41 kW (55 hp) (basic)
- Powerplant: 1 × Schiebel heavy fuel engine (optional)
- Main rotor diameter: 3.4 m (11 ft 2 in)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 222 km/h; 138 mph (120 kn)
- Cruise speed: 185 km/h; 115 mph (100 kn)
- Never exceed speed: 241 km/h; 150 mph (130 kn)
- Range: 180 km (112 mi; 97 nmi)
- Endurance: 6 hours
- Service ceiling: 5,486 m (18,000 ft)
- g limits: +3.5 g to -1 g
Armament
- Hardpoints: 2
See also [edit]
- Related lists
References [edit]
- ^ a b Blama, Andrea (12 March 2012). "Maiden Flight of the Camcopter S-100 with Schiebel's New Heavy Fuel Engine" (Press release). Schiebel.net. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ "Schiebel test flights Thales I-Master radar on Camcopter S-100". 20 February 2013. Unknown parameter
|site=ignored (help). - ^ Scott, Richard (14 October 2008). "DCNS claims automatic shipborne UAV recovery breakthrough". Janes.com. Retrieved 16 October 2008.
- ^ "Camcopter S-100 completes extensive German Navy flight trials". Shephard.co.uk. 30 September 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ "Camcopter S-100 UAV Successfully Completes Deck Landing Trials on K130 Corvettes". Deagle.com. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ "Rot-weiß-rote Drohnen in Gaddafis Diensten". Der Standard. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- ^ Putrich, Gayle (23 February 2011). "Jordan gets Schiebel Camcopter S-100". Flight International. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ "Schiebel's unmanned helo proves its worth". United Press International via Spacewar.com. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ (Russian) "На Черном море успешно проведены морские испытания БЛА вертолетного типа". Military Paritet. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ Waldron, Greg (18 May 2012). "Schiebel Camcopter S-100 operated from Chinese frigate". Flight Global. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- ^ Corcoran, Mark (8 June 2012). "The kill chain: Australia's drone war". Foreign Correspondent (ABC News). Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ "Camcopter S-100: System". Scheibel.net. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ Camcopter S-100 Unmanned Air System (English). Scheibel. 5 April 2012.
- ^ Smaller Rotary-wing. "Compendium Drones 2011". Armada International (Internationale Armada AG) 35 (3): p. 26. June/July 2011. ISSN 0252-9793.
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