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A shoulder-launched mini-UAV by Rafael

Haifa, Israel - The Skylark weighs only 6 kg and can be launched by a shoulder-launcher tube

Rafael has successfully developed and tested a new model of UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), the Skylark. The peculiarity of such a plane consists in its small dimensions which make its taking off possible even from a shoulder-launcher tube. Its weight is in fact only 6 kg with a 1,5 m wingspan (by a post-launch snapping). The Skylark is able to act up 10 km from its launcher, flying for about an hour...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 58951
Rome, Italy, 02/24/2004 13:49
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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