ReconnaissanceReconnaissance UAV
IAI RQ-5 Hunter
The IAI RQ-5 Hunter is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) originally intended to serve as the United States Army's Short Range UAV system for division and corps commanders. It took off and landed (using arresting gear) on runways. It used a gimbaled EO/IR sensor to relay its video in real time via a second airborne Hunter over a C-band line-of-sight data link. The RQ-5 is based on the Hunter UAV that was developed by Israel Aerospace Industries.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- TRW Inc.
- Category
- Reconnaissance
- Country of origin
- Israel
- First flight
- 1991-03-01
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 65 kt
- Max speed
- 90 kt
- Range
- 67 nm
- Service ceiling
- 18,000 ft
- Max takeoff weight
- 1,950 lb
- Empty weight
- 1,603 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 79.3 US gal
- Powerplant
- 2 × Twin Mercedes HFE Diesel, inline 3 cylinder, 800CC, 42kW (56hp) each
- Engines
- 2
- Length
- 23 ft
- Wingspan
- 34.7 ft
- Height
- 6.1 ft
- Number built
- 20
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.