Boeing's ScanEagle Compressed Carriage
28.05.2010 Products
Boeing successfully flew its ScanEagle Compressed Carriage (SECC) unmanned airborne system (UAS) at a testing facility in eastern Oregon earlier this month. The 75-minute flight evaluated the aircraft's airworthiness and flight characteristics in a simulated intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) mission.
Powered by a six-horsepower, heavy-fuel engine, SECC was launched from a ground vehicle, flew an autonomous flight plan at various altitudes and provided streaming video from its electro-optical/infrared sensor package to a nearby ground station. The SECC was recovered using the same runway-independent SkyHook recovery system used by the ScanEagle and Integrator unmanned airborne systems. The SECC system will complete additional tests in the coming months.
"This is a big step toward adding another aircraft with additional capabilities to Boeing's UAS stable," said Ron Perkins, Director of Boeing Phantom Works' Advanced Unmanned Airborne Systems. "The vehicle's 132-inch wingspan and folding aero surfaces allow it to be carried on an aircraft pylon or in a container, giving the warfighter the choice of operating it from air, underwater, ground or surface platforms."
The SECC is a long-endurance, autonomous UAS designed to provide ISR, targeting, and battle-damage assessment
Powered by a six-horsepower, heavy-fuel engine, SECC was launched from a ground vehicle, flew an autonomous flight plan at various altitudes and provided streaming video from its electro-optical/infrared sensor package to a nearby ground station. The SECC was recovered using the same runway-independent SkyHook recovery system used by the ScanEagle and Integrator unmanned airborne systems. The SECC system will complete additional tests in the coming months.
"This is a big step toward adding another aircraft with additional capabilities to Boeing's UAS stable," said Ron Perkins, Director of Boeing Phantom Works' Advanced Unmanned Airborne Systems. "The vehicle's 132-inch wingspan and folding aero surfaces allow it to be carried on an aircraft pylon or in a container, giving the warfighter the choice of operating it from air, underwater, ground or surface platforms."
The SECC is a long-endurance, autonomous UAS designed to provide ISR, targeting, and battle-damage assessment
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