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The "R" is the Department of Defense designation for reconnaissance; "Q" means unmanned aircraft system. The "7" refers to it being the seventh of a series of purpose-built unmanned reconnaissance aircraft systems.

1 General Characteristics

• Primary Function: tactical reconnaissance for ground maneuver forces
• Contractor: AAI
• Power Plant: UAV Engines 741
• Length: 3.4 meters (11.2 feet)
• Height:
• Weight: 340 pounds fueled and oiled
• Wingspan: 3.9 meters (12.8 feet)
• Speed: Normal Operating Range 70-110 knots
• Range: 50 kilometers (27 nautical miles) with a single GCS and up to 125 kilometers with a pair of GCSs
• Maximum Endurance: 5.1 hours
• Ceiling: 14,000 feet MSL
• Fuel Capacity: 37 Liters of 87 octane gasoline
• Payload: 27 kilograms (60 pounds) Electro-Optical / Infrared / Laser Designator

2 See Also

• RQ-1 Predator
• RQ-2 Pioneer
• RQ-3 Dark StarThe RQ-3 Dark Star unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was operated by the US Air Force. Its first flight was in 1996, and the program was cancelled in 1999. The industry trade magazine Aviation Week & Space Technology which is generally considered to be accura
• RQ-4 Global HawkThe RQ-4 Global Hawk is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) used by the US Air Force as a surveillance aircraft. In role and design, it is somewhat similar to the Lockheed U-2, the venerable 1950's spy plane. It is a theater commander's asset to both provide
• RQ-5 HunterThe RQ-5 Hunter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was originally intended to serve as the United States Army's Short Range UAV system for division and corps commanders. It took off and landed (using arresting gear) on runways. It used a gimbaled EO/IR sensor
• RQ-6 OutriderThe RQ-6 Outrider unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was designed to provide near-real-time reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition information to Marine air/ground task forces, Army brigades, and deployed Navy units that was small enough for an e

3 External links

• Shadow 200 Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

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RQ-1 PredatorThe RQ-1 Predator is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) which the U. Air Force describes as a "medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle system. The aircraft can carry, and use, two AGM-114 Hellfire missiles. The aircraft has been in use since RQ-3 Dark StarThe RQ-3 Dark Star unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was operated by the US Air Force. Its first flight was in 1996, and the program was cancelled in 1999. The industry trade magazine Aviation Week & Space Technology which is generally considered to be accura RQ-4 Global HawkThe RQ-4 Global Hawk is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) used by the US Air Force as a surveillance aircraft. In role and design, it is somewhat similar to the Lockheed U-2, the venerable 1950's spy plane. It is a theater commander's asset to both provide RQ-2 PioneerDeveloped jointly by AAI Corporation and Israel Aircraft Industries, the RQ-2 Pioneer unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has served with United States Navy, Marine, and Army units, deploying aboard ship and ashore since 1986. Initially deployed aboard battlesh RQ-5 HunterThe RQ-5 Hunter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was originally intended to serve as the United States Army's Short Range UAV system for division and corps commanders. It took off and landed (using arresting gear) on runways. It used a gimbaled EO/IR sensor RQ-7 ShadowThe RQ-7 Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is used by the United States Army to support to ground maneuver commanders. Launched from a rail, it is recovered with the aid of arresting gear similar to jets on an aircraft carrier. Its liquid nitrogen cool RQ-6 Outrider RQML