Drones / UASunmanned Military aircraft
Vestel Karayel
The Vestel Karayel is a surveillance, reconnaissance and later combat unmanned aerial vehicle system developed by Vestel Savunma (later the company renamed as Lentatek). The drone is currently operated by Turkish Armed Forces and the Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Vestel
- Category
- Drones / UAS
- Country of origin
- Turkey
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 70 kt
- Max speed
- 80 kt
- Range
- 108 nm
- Service ceiling
- 18,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 2,626 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 1,389 lb
- Powerplant
- 1 × unspecified, 72kW (97hp)
- Engines
- 1
- Length
- 21 ft
- Wingspan
- 34 ft
- Number built
- 16
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.