Unmanned helicopters and drones


Gyrodyne QH-50 Gyrodyne QH-50

1961

In 1956, Gyrodyne entered the competition to produce a single seat "personal" helicopter for operation ...

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Built in 1975 as an experimental remotely piloted helicopter, and powered by two Veeco two-stroke ...

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Westland WG.25 "Mote"

1975

Westland WG.25 "Mote"

Westland "Wisp" Westland "Wisp"

1976

Built in 1976 at Yeovil, Somerset as a remotely piloted observation helicopter, the "Wisp" was ...

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Built in 1977 as a remotely piloted observation helicopter, powered by two Weslake 2-stroke 2-cylinder ...

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Westland "Wideeye"

1977

Westland "Wideeye"

Dornier Do-34 Kiebitz Dornier Do-34 Kiebitz

1977


The CL-227 Sentinel is a highly regarded part of the NATO inventory, and is regularly ...

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Canadair CL-227

1981

Canadair CL-227

Kamov Ka-137 Kamov Ka-137

1998

The MBVK-137 is intended for airreconnaissance, border guard, policeand ecology patrolling, urgent airdelivery of special-purpose ...

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WZ-1 is a light unmanned helicopter developed by Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. It ...

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Nanjing WZ-1

1998

Nanjing WZ-1

Bell "Eagle Eye" Bell "Eagle Eye"

1998

The Bell Eagle Eye TiltRotor UAV demonstrator was developed to validate and refine basic flying ...

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Also involved with the Navy VTOL UAV demonstrations in 1998, the "Vigilante" began as an ...

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SAIC/ATI "Vigilante"

1998

SAIC/ATI "Vigilante"

Bombardier CL-327 "Guardian" Bombardier CL-327 "Guardian"

1998

The CL-327 "Guardian", an improved version of the CL-227 "Sentinel", benefits from a developmental history ...

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Sikorsky's "Cypher" UAV(unmanned aerial vehicle)consists of two four-bladecontra-rotating rotors, driven bya 52hp UEL AR 801 ...

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Sikorsky "Cypher"

1998

Sikorsky "Cypher"

Sikorsky "Cypher II" Sikorsky "Cypher II"

2000

Sikorsky’s MARINER (MARIne-Navy Extended-range Reconnaissance) UAV was developed in conjunction with General Dynamics Information Systems ...

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