Zephyr HALE UAS (High Altitude Long Endurance Unmanned Aerial System)

Abstract

Zephyr Programme Objective - Design a HALE UAS to fly for months at a time: Solar powered to provide 3+ months flight endurance; Solar charged batteries provide power throughout the night; Operating altitude 50,000-70,000 ft (global minimum wind speed altitude)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA510880

Entities

People

  • Paul Davey

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Altitude
  • Command And Control
  • Copyrights
  • Direction Finding
  • Dual Channel
  • Energy Storage
  • Flight Training
  • Ground Stations
  • High Altitude
  • Information Operations
  • Low Drag
  • Ship Decks
  • Training
  • United States European Command
  • Unmanned
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy