ST Aero FanTail

The FanTail is a Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Air Vehicle developed by ST Aerospace.

A mock-up of the UAV made its first show appearance at Asian Aerospace 2006 in Singapore (21-25 February), along with the smaller original FanTail 3000 VTOL UAV, which has already flown about 100 hours.

Models

* FanTail 3000 (Prototype)
** Overall weight: 3 kg
** Payload weight: 0.9 kg
** Overall length: 76cm
** Rotor diameter: 29 cm
** Width (excluding landing gear):
** Height(including landing gear):
** Maximum level speed in horizontal position:
** Endurance:
** Operating distance:
** Flight Control:
** Airframe: modular carbon-fibre composite construction
** Powerplant:
** Ground Control: Window notebook-based compact ground control station with datalink terminal

* FanTail 5000
** Overall weight: 5.5 kg
** Payload weight: 0.4 kg
** Overall length:
** Rotor diameter: 46 cm
** Width (excluding landing gear): 59 cm
** Height(including landing gear): 115 cm
** Maximum level speed in horizontal position: 60 Knot / 111 km/h
** Endurance: 30 minutes in hover
** Operating distance: 5 km
** Flight Control: pre-programmed autonomous waypoint navigation using GPS
** Airframe: modular carbon-fibre composite construction
** Powerplant: 3.5 hp two-stroke gasoline engine
** Ground Control: Window notebook-based compact ground control station with datalink terminal

References

* [http://www.staero.aero/www/keyoffering.asp?serkeyid=ODAwMDAwMDU ST Aerospace FanTail II]
* Damian Kemp Jane’s Aviation, AA 2006: FanTail 5000 prototype flight set for March, 20 February 2006
* [http://www.defense-update.com/products/f/fantail.htm FanTail VTOL Miniature UAV]