jbeanelliott
Oct 03, 2006, 01:54 PM
Below is the website for the Phantom Sentinel UAV which is a strange spinning Y-shaped UAV for military:
http://veratech.aero/phantom.html
Excerpt from website:
The ability of U.S. ground troops to safely navigate the gauntlet of the urban battlefield has been greatly enhanced through the development of the VeraTech Aero "Phantom Sentinel" line of Virtually Invisible VTOL UAV Surveillance platforms. The Phantom Series single blade rotorcraft has the ability to deliver close up, real time video intelligence within 75 feet of nearly any event and remain virtually undetectable to the human eye.
Based on the concept of persistence of vision, the Phantom's single rotor blade has a center of rotation outside of the UAVs' physical fuselage. As the aircraft spins, it disappears from vision. The Phantom has a uniquely minimal cross section allowing it to "slice" through even the most adverse weather conditions that would keep conventional UAV systems on the ground. The rotational inertia generated in flight allows the UAV to self level and maintain a very high degree of stability, even while hovering. Phantom is scalable from two to ten feet in length to accommodate a wide variety of flight times and payloads. The compact size and light weight make it easy to fold, field pack, and hand launch.
Features
Near invisible surveillance for close in intelligence
Scalable in size/range
Self Leveling in flight
Several launching options
Throw and go
Canister launch
Drop from aircraft
Remote launch
Easily field packable/foldable
Adverse weather resistant
Limited training required
Electrically operated
RC or GPS compatible
360 degree spherical viewing available from high speed camera
http://veratech.aero/phantom.html
Excerpt from website:
The ability of U.S. ground troops to safely navigate the gauntlet of the urban battlefield has been greatly enhanced through the development of the VeraTech Aero "Phantom Sentinel" line of Virtually Invisible VTOL UAV Surveillance platforms. The Phantom Series single blade rotorcraft has the ability to deliver close up, real time video intelligence within 75 feet of nearly any event and remain virtually undetectable to the human eye.
Based on the concept of persistence of vision, the Phantom's single rotor blade has a center of rotation outside of the UAVs' physical fuselage. As the aircraft spins, it disappears from vision. The Phantom has a uniquely minimal cross section allowing it to "slice" through even the most adverse weather conditions that would keep conventional UAV systems on the ground. The rotational inertia generated in flight allows the UAV to self level and maintain a very high degree of stability, even while hovering. Phantom is scalable from two to ten feet in length to accommodate a wide variety of flight times and payloads. The compact size and light weight make it easy to fold, field pack, and hand launch.
Features
Near invisible surveillance for close in intelligence
Scalable in size/range
Self Leveling in flight
Several launching options
Throw and go
Canister launch
Drop from aircraft
Remote launch
Easily field packable/foldable
Adverse weather resistant
Limited training required
Electrically operated
RC or GPS compatible
360 degree spherical viewing available from high speed camera