IAI unveils Panther tiltrotor UAV

摘要

1. Panther takes off and lands automatically. 2. The tiltrotor UAV can reach an altitude of 10,000 ft and loiter for nearly six hours.Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) unveiled its newest unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at the annual Latrun 2010 land forces conference in Israel in October. The new vehicle, known as Panther, features tiltrotor and a fuell-cell powerplant. It was developed by lAI's Malat Division and uses an automatic flight control system that controls the transition between the hovering vertical take-off phase and forward flight, and vice versa, before landing. The aircraft takes off and lands automatically after a simple click of the operator console, eliminating the need for piloting.