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Hi folks,


There was also the KVAND,VTOL  Shtil (“Calm”) UCAV/UAV shown at MAKS2005. The design is actually by the design laboratory INDELA, a structural division of KVAND.  Quoting from some of the Russian Media releases:


The UAV uses a very complex structural gas turbine engine system, which is mounted in the center of fuselage and consists of three turbo-jet engines. Two engines are high capacity turbines and provide the main tilt draft necessary for both hover and horizontal flight. The third engine is much less powerful and is used as a pilot engine in hover mode.The drone also has a radio transparent body which makes its detection by radar extremely difficult.


The Shtil aircraft is flexible enough to be used for a multitude of applications. One of its major functions is surveillance, in commercial and municipal sectors, as well as in the military field. Geological surveys, oil and gas pipeline monitoring, jamming, aerial target application (the drone has a high flight speed of up to 780 km per hour), rescue mission assistance at emergencies both on land and at sea – this is just a small list of functions the new drone is able to perform.



Regards,


Greg


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