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Alliant RQ-6 Outrider
Modern (1992–2009)
The Alliant RQ-6 Outrider unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was designed to provide near-real-time reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition information to United States Marine Corps air/ground task forces, United States Army brigades, and deployed United States Navy units that was small enough for an entire system to be contained on two Humvees and trailer and transported on a single C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Modern (1992–2009)
- Engine
- 1× 4-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine
- Thrust / Power
- 50 hp
- Length (ft)
- 9
- Wingspan (ft)
- 11
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 300
- Endurance (hr)
- 4.9 hours loitering
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 15000
- Max Speed (mph)
- 127