Primoco UAV, a leading global
manufacturer of unmanned aircraft, recently demonstrated the
successful completion of a 15 hour and three-minute continuous
unmanned flight. Utilizing Sagetech Avionics' transponders integrated
with UAV Navigation's Vector autopilot, the Primoco Model One 150
shattered the previous company record of 12 hours, eight minutes.
The ADS-B out feature of Sagetech
Avionics' XPS transponder allowed for the aircraft to be seen by Air
Traffic Control as well as other aircraft in the area, providing an
essential safety aspect for unmanned systems interacting with manned
aviation. The unmanned aircraft flew 1,650 kilometers at an average
fuel consumption of 2.2 liters per hour of flight.
The flight was tracked online using a
commercial website displaying real-time flight path data from the
aircraft's ADS-B transmissions.
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