Pentagon successfully tests Flexrotor super drone in the Persian Gulf (video)
The US Navy has successfully tested the Flexrotor super drone in the Persian Gulf. It was designed by Aerovel specialists.
According to the Defense Blog, the US military used the coastal warship USS Indianapolis as a launching pad for the drone. It is a Freedom-class aircraft carrier.
The manufacturer positions the Flexrotor as an innovative development in the field of small tactical UAVs of the second group (weight from 9.5 to 25 kg). The drone is capable of taking off vertically. The design of the aircraft is quite unusual. The propeller is “cut into” the fuselage of the drone in front of the nose. The legs are mounted in the tail of the UAV.
The unusual design allowed Aerovel engineers to combine a significant payload with compact size, deployment flexibility, excellent autonomy and long range. Flexrotor can stay in the air for more than 30 hours. The range of the communication channel with the operator is 120 km. Assembling and disassembling the drone takes no more than 10 minutes.
