SantosLab Carcará
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The SantosLab Carcará is a Brazilian lightweight unmanned aerial vehicle designed to be transported by a single soldier. The soldier's height allows takeoff and landing in restricted areas where other aircraft are unable to operate.[citation needed] It is designed to be used in any theater, even if it is without roads or paths, or surrounded by obstacles.
| Carcará | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| Type | UAV |
| Manufacturer | SantosLab |
| Status | Active |
| Primary user | Brazilian Navy |
| History | |
| First flight | 2009 |
It is designed for the Brazilian Marine Corps infantry in real-time reconnaissance.
Characteristics
The Carcará was ordered by the Brazilian Navy to equip an infantry Marine Corps. The Navy wanted a UAV with stealth features that was lightweight, flexible, and resistant. The Carcará has a low acoustic signature, can be controlled by a single soldier, and can gather telemetry data. It can be programmed to follow a target automatically. To the naked eye, while in the air, it looks like a caracara.
Specifications
- Wingspan: 160 cm
- Operating speed: 40 km / h
- Takeoff: manual or catapult
- Recovery: "deep stall"
- Autonomy: 60 to 95 minutes
- Payload: mobile camera with zoom, or Infra-red sensor
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20091202073024/http://www.uav.com.br/carcara.htm
- http://www.defesanet.com.br/01_lz/laad2009/imagens/mb/carcara_vant.jpg Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
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