Schiebel tackles icy conditions with S-100 Camcopter UAV

摘要

A compact aircraft design and fast spinning rotor are a few of the technical designs meant to enable Schiebel's S-100 rotary-wing S-100 Camcopter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to operate in icy conditions. Icing is dangerous to both fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft because it adds weight as it accumulates. This additional weight not only limits performance as it accrues by forcing the engine to work harder, but it can, in a worst-case scenario, cause an aircraft to crash.