DRS Sentry HP

The DRS Sentry HP is a reconnaissance UAV that was developed in the United States in the late 1980s by S-TEC. The program was acquired by Meggitt in 2000 and subsequently by DRS in 2002. Although the aircraft shares the name "Sentry" with a previous S-TEC design, the Sentry HP is a completely different machine, with a broad wing and a V tail. The Sentry HP is larger, with greater payload capacity and an underwing stores capability. It is powered by a variant of the same engine as the Sentry. It can be ordered with an option for fixed landing gear to permit conventional takeoff and recovery.

Sentry HP
Sentry HP at the 2010 Farnborough Airshow
Role Reconnaissance UAV
National origin United States
Manufacturer DRS Technologies


Specifications

General characteristics

  • Crew: None
  • Capacity: 75 lb (34 kg) payload
  • Length: 8 ft 5 in (2.57 m)
  • Wingspan: 12 ft 10 in (3.90 m)
  • Empty weight: 180 lb (82 kg)
  • Gross weight: 325 lb (147 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Herbrandson Dyad 290 , 28 hp (21 kW)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 115 mph (185 km/h, 100 kn)
  • Endurance: 8 hours
  • Service ceiling: 16,000 ft (4,900 m)

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References

This article contains material that originally came from the web article Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by Greg Goebel, which exists in the Public Domain.

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