Canadair CL-227 Sentinel

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The CL-227 Sentinel is a remote-controlled unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) made by Canadair.

It displays a distinctively unusual bulbous hourglass profile. Lift is provided by a paired set of helicopter rotors emanating from the waist of the system.

The prototype of the CL-227 was designed in 1977, and was made available to NATO allied clients in the early 1980's. In the late 1990's it was replaced by an updated version, the CL-327.

While designed purely for intelligence gathering, its strange and menacing physical appearance inspired Science Fiction writer Bruce Sterling to portray it as an assassination device in the novel Islands in the Net.

[edit] Bombardier Aerospace CL-327 Guardian

The CL-327 was developed as an ungraded and advance version of the CL-227. The new UAV production line began in 1996 under Bombardier Aerospace, which acquired the assets of Canadair, the original developer of the CL-227.

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• CL-227 Sentinel and CL-327 Guardian

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• CL-90 - CL-215 - CL-217 - CL-227 - CL-289 - CL-415

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