Dornier Kiebitz
1970s German battlefield reconnaissance system
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The Dornier Kiebitz was an unmanned military reconnaissance mobile platform used for battlefield reconnaissance duties such as moving target detection and tracking.[1]
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TypeUnmanned reconnaissance helicopter
National originGermany
First flight1970
| Do 32K/Do 34 Kiebitz | |
|---|---|
| The Do 32K on display at the Dornier Museum | |
| General information | |
| Type | Unmanned reconnaissance helicopter |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Dornier Werke GmbH |
| History | |
| First flight | 1970 |
| Developed from | Dornier Do 32 |
Variants
- Do 32K (experimental)
- Initial variant using the rotor and BMW 6012 powerplant of the Dornier Do 32 manned helicopter.
- Do 32K Kiebitz I (operational)
- Tip jet rotor using air from an Allison 250-C2 driven compressor.[2]
- Do 34 Kiebitz II
- Larger variant, used for ARGUS (Autonomes Radar Gefechtsfeld Uberwachungs System) battlefield reconnaissance system development.
Specifications (Do 34 Kiebitz)
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1982-83.[3]
General characteristics
- Crew: Unmanned
- Capacity: 300 m/85 kg of cable
- Diameter: 2 m (6 ft 7 in)
- Height: 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
- Empty weight: 350 kg (772 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 550 kg (1,213 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Allison 250-C20B turboshaft, 313 kW (420 hp)
- Main rotor diameter: 8 m (26 ft 3 in)
Performance
- Endurance: More than 24 hours
- Service ceiling: 300 m (980 ft)
- Disk loading: 10.9 kg/m2 (2.2 lb/sq ft)
