Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout. Specifications. A photo.

Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout - American drone aircraft for military use, designed in 2013, the companies «Bell Helicopter» and «Northrop Grumman».

Photo drone Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout

Project UAV model Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout has become established in the middle of the year 2010. The new aircraft means intended to implement on the basis of a manned helicopter Bell 407, basing this in part an earlier construction of unmanned aircraft Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout. It is a mistake to believe that the drone Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout drone is a direct modification of Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout, as the differences are present not only in the construction of two UAVs, but also in the technical specifications.

The main purpose of an unmanned air vehicle model Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout is to perform reconnaissance and patrol flights, moreover, the device can be equipped with a specialized military equipment, providing not only the performance of visual reconnaissance or water surface, and radar reconnaissance.

UAV Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout photos

Dron Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout has very large dimensions - when the device length in meters 12 58 centimeters, diameter of the main rotor is about 9 76 centimeters meters, comparable to the dimensions of a conventional helicopter. However, an unmanned aerial vehicle Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout has good maneuverability, and can develop a sufficiently high speed of its travel.

Powerplant UAV Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout is represented by one gas turbine engine of the brand Rolls-Royce M250-C47E, which is having a traction capacity of 700 hp, can accelerate the device up to the maximum airspeed in 250 km \ h., At the same time, in autonomous flight mode, the drone can be more than 12 hours.

Specifications Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout.

• Length: 12,58 m .;
• The diameter of the rotor: 9,76 m .;
• Height: 3,14 m .;
• Maximum takeoff weight: 2720 kg .;
• Cruising flight speed: 200 km \ h .;
• Maximum flight speed: 250 km \ h .;
• Maximum flight distance: 2270 km .;
• Maximum flight height: 4900 m .;
• aircraft engine type: a gas turbine;
• Powerplant: Rolls-Royce M250-C47E;
• Power: 700 hp

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