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ScootAire

 

 

 

ScootAire UAV in flight

 

 
Type & Mission:

Remote Sensing Platform for Agriculture, Oceanography, and Educational Outreach

 
Launch: Wheel Launched
Recovery: Wheel Landing
     
Construction: Pending
     
Propulsion: 4-cycle Internal Combustion
Operating Speed: 18 - 29 m/s (40-65 mph)
     
Operating Altitude: up to 1,000 m (33,000 ft)
Endurance: 3+ hours
                 
Instrument Weight: 2.3 - 4.5 kg (5 - 10 lbs.)
                 
Gross Weight: 12.5 kg (27.5 lbs.)
 
Wing Span: 3.4 m (11 ft)
             
Wing Area: 1.1 sq m (12 sq ft)
                 
Sensor & Data System: MicroSpectrometer 
                 
Fabrication: Star Aircraft Works, LLC
 

 

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and Wallops Flight Facility,
Earth Science Directorate, Code 935 & 972

 

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