Background: Schiebel Technologies' Camcopter first flew in 1994 and entered production in 1998. Its manufacturer, whose focus is the demining vehicles market, has produced seven Camcopters to date for customers in the U.S. Army, Germany, and France. A total of 350 flight hours has been accumulated, 250 on the prototype. It has participated in humanitarian demining (Nov 98, Ft Belvoir) and non-lethal munitions delivery demonstrations (Nov 97, Ft Benning) for the Army, and in a force protection battle lab experiment (Jul 98, Ft Sumner) for the Air Force.

Schiebel's next-generation UAV system is the CAMCOPTER® S-100. It's been developed to provide a unique balance between the advantages of a VTOL UAV with the performance (range, speed, payload, etc.) of a fixed-wing UAV. First deliveries are expected in Q4 of 2005. With the introduction of S-100, Schiebel is discontinuing production of the earlier CAMCOPTER® 5.1 System.

Characteristics, S-100:

Length, ft	10.2	Rotor Span, ft	11.2
Gross Weight, lbs	214	Payload Weight, lbs	226
Fuel Capacity, lbs		Fuel Type
Engine Make		Power, hp	55
Structure
Guidance		Navigation
Data Link(s)	Fully digital, compressed video (up to two simultaneous feeds)	Data Rate(s)

Endurance, hrs	6	Radius, nm
Max Speed, kts	120	Stall Speed, kts
Altitude, ft	18,000 MSL
Takeoff Means	Vertical
Navigation	Redundant INS and GPS
Landing Means	Vertical

Sensor(s):

Updated February 22, 2005