Silver Arrow Micro-V

The Silver Arrow Mini-V (originally named the Micro-V) is a small reconnaissance UAV developed in Israel in the 1990s.

It is powered by twin 3 kW (4 horsepower) piston engines, one in a nacelle on each wing driving a pusher propeller. It has no landing gear. The Micro-V appears to be too small to carry a full sensor turret, carrying a miniaturized imager in a transparent section built into the middle of its fuselage.

Specifications

Data from Unmanned Aerial Directory: Part 1^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: None
• Capacity: 8 kg (18 lb) payload
• Length: 2.87 m (9 ft 5 in)
• Wingspan: 3.60 m (11 ft 9¾ in)
• Height: 0.57 m (1 ft 10½ in)
• Empty weight: 27 kg (60 lb)
• Gross weight: 45.5 kg (100 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × piston engines, 3 kW (4 hp) each each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 204 km/h (127 mph)
• Cruising speed: 93 km/h (58 mph)
• Endurance: 5 hours
• Service ceiling: 4,600 m (15,000 ft)
• Rate of climb: 5.6 m/s (1,100 ft/min)

References

• Munson, Kenneth. "Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Directory: Part 1". Air International, July 1997, Vol 53 No 1. pp. 40–46.
• Manufacturer's website
• Jane's Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Targets

This article contains material that originally came from the web article Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by Greg Goebel, which exists in the Public Domain.