3 Sigma Nearchos
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Nearchos is an advanced Medium Distance Reconnaissance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle introduced in 1996, one of several UAV's developed by the Greek 3 Sigma (since 2002 EADS 3 Sigma) aerospace company, in collaboration with Greek Universities. It is equipped with advanced electronics covering a variety of uses,and it has been used itself as a research platform for a variety of projects.
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Uses
Military
- Battlefield surveillance
- Aerial reconnaissance
- Target acquisition
- Damage assessment
- ESM/ECM
- Communication data relay
Civilian
- Geological and Maritime applications
- Traffic surveillance
- Localization of polluted areas and natural disaster areas
- Border and Forestry Patrolling
- Forest Fire Detection
Specifications (Nearchos)
General characteristics
- Crew: none
- Length: 3.95 m (13 ft 0 in)
- Wingspan: 5.1 m (16 ft 9 in)
- Height: 1.15 m (3 ft 9 in)
- Wing area: ft² ( m²)
- Empty: 60 kg (132 lb)
- Loaded: kg ( lb)
- Maximum takeoff: 110 kg (242 lb)
- Powerplant: 38 hp piston engine
Performance
- Maximum speed: 220 km/h
- Range: km ( miles)
- Service ceiling: 7,000 m (23,300 ft)
- Rate of climb: ft/min ( m/min)
- Wing loading: lb/ft² ( kg/m²)
- Thrust-to-weight:
- Payload capacity: 92 kg (202.4 lb)
- Flight endurance: 12 hrs
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