AIN Defense Perspective » February 10, 2012
The Aerovision Fulmar UAV may resemble the American Scan Eagle, but partner Thales says it is a 100-percent European solution for maritime surveillance. (Photo: Thales)
February 10, 2012, 11:10 AM
Thales has adapted a Spanish-designed UAV named Fulmar for maritime border surveillance. The French company revealed that the UAV is already operational in an unspecified South Asian country.
The Fulmar is a catapult, rail-launched system with a wingspan of 3.1 meters (10.2 feet). The fully autonomous Aerovision-designed UAV first flew in 2004. It is usually recovered into a net, and therefore is similar in concept to the Boeing/Insitu Scan Eagle. (her må bloggeieren skyte inn at Scan Eagle har en krok på tuppen av hver vinge som treffer en wire. Denne fester seg til kroken og flyet faller pent og pyntelig ned i et nett) However, the Fulmar can also land on water, using a pneumatic skid. Aerovision claims that the design is waterproof. It also claims that the high lift-drag ratio wing affords an endurance of eight hours. Cruise speed is 60 mph.
The Fulmar is a catapult, rail-launched system with a wingspan of 3.1 meters (10.2 feet). The fully autonomous Aerovision-designed UAV first flew in 2004. It is usually recovered into a net, and therefore is similar in concept to the Boeing/Insitu Scan Eagle. (her må bloggeieren skyte inn at Scan Eagle har en krok på tuppen av hver vinge som treffer en wire. Denne fester seg til kroken og flyet faller pent og pyntelig ned i et nett) However, the Fulmar can also land on water, using a pneumatic skid. Aerovision claims that the design is waterproof. It also claims that the high lift-drag ratio wing affords an endurance of eight hours. Cruise speed is 60 mph.
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