BAE Systems Phoenix Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Made:
1986 in unknown place
maker:
BAE Systems Electronics Limited
BAE Systems Phoenix unmanned aerial vehicle with optics pod BAE Systems Phoenix unmanned aerial vehicle with optics pod

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BAE Systems Phoenix unmanned aerial vehicle with optics pod
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BAE Systems Phoenix unmanned aerial vehicle with optics pod
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

BAE Systems Phoenix unmanned aerial vehicle with optics pod (dummy telescope fitted) and handling trolley, as used by Royal Artillery troops in the Gulf War, 2003 and in the Kosovo conflict, 1999.

Phoenix is a propellar driven monoplane launched from a mobile, pneumatic-hydraulic launcher. It can remain airborne for 4 hours, has a range of 70 km and a ceiling of 2 km. The vehicle utilizes a programmable/autonomous flight conttrol and navigation system. It returns real time thermal imagery via a central optical pod. The vehicle is made almost entirely of composite material and is modular enabling swift assembly and disassembly.

Details

Category:
Aeronautics
Object Number:
2008-30
Materials:
kevlar, glass fibre, carbon reinforced plastics and Nomex honeycomb
Measurements:
Overall: 1550 mm x 3840 mm x 5560 mm, 175 kg
type:
aircraft
credit:
Ministry of Defence

Parts

BAE Systems Phoenix Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

BAE Systems Phoenix Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

BAE Systems Phoenix unmanned aerial vehicle with optics pod (dummy telescope fitted), as used by Royal Artillery troops in the Gulf War, 2003 and in the Kosovo conflict, 1999.

Measurements:
overall: 2000 mm x 4500 mm x 3950 mm, 190 kg
Materials:
kevlar, glass fibre, carbon reinforced plastics, Nomex honeycomb
Object Number:
2008-30/1
type:
airplanes
Handling Trolley for BAE Systems Phoenix Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Handling Trolley for BAE Systems Phoenix Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Handling trolley for BAE Systems Phoenix unmanned aerial vehicle with optics pod (dummy telescope fitted), as used by Royal Artillery troops in the Gulf War, 2003 and in the Kosovo conflict, 1999.

Measurements:
overall: 1040 mm x 1530 mm x 2320 mm,
Materials:
kevlar, glass fibre, carbon reinforced plastics, Nomex honeycomb
Object Number:
2008-30/2
type:
airplanes