今年9月,在德国的柏林航展上展出了X1-Ocean 德国海军的战术级无人直升机 Rheinmetall's Hybrid Take on VTOL UAVs5 T' A; L, v, I. x' z9 u- F' d
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§ RheinmetallAirborne Systems (RAS) is unveiling a new tactical unmanned aircraft design atILA 2012 - the X1-Ocean, "a hybrid airborne system that combines thecapabilities of a helicopter and a fixed-wing aircraft". ( b( v9 z/ M: E. d8 O4 v) v& k
Concept: Rheinmetall RAS is a joint venture betweenGermany's Rheinmetall Defence and EADS defense company Cassidian, and hasteamed up with Swiss UAV - a manufacturer of small rotary-wing unmannedaircraft - to produce the new design. Swiss UAV already cooperates with Saab onits Skeldar VTOL UAV. RAS already produces KZOrocket-launched small tactical UAV. The X1-Ocean is a compound helicopter, withtwin rotors mounted at the tips of the wing and a pusher propeller. Such aconfiguration provides VTOL capability for shipborne operation with increasedspeed and range compared with a conventional unmanned helicopter. |