Background: Bell Textron's Eagle Eye tilt rotor UAV was originally built to be the Tilt Rotor UAV System (TRUS) demonstrator in the early 1990s. It was one of three VTOL UAVs selected for the U.S. Navy's VTOL UAV demonstration program, flying 55.5 hrs in 43 flights at Yuma, AZ, during it (Mar-May 98).
Characteristics:
| Length, ft | 16.5 | Wing Span, ft | 14.2/24.2 rotor span |
| Gross Weight, lbs | 1960 | Payload Weight, lbs | 210 |
| Fuel Capacity, lbs | 370 | Fuel Type | |
| Engine Make | Allison 250-C20 | Power, hp | |
| Structure | |||
| Guidance | Navigation | GPS | |
| Data Link(s) | Data Rate(s) | ||
| Endurance, hrs | 2.3 (demo) | Radius, nm | |
| Max Speed, kts | 202 (demo) | Stall Speed, kts | Hover |
| Altitude, ft | 14,600 (demo) | ||
| Takeoff Means | Vertical | ||
| Navigation | Preprogrammed
(points)/ autonomous/direct control |
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| Landing Means | Vertical | ||
Sensor(s):