Butterfly
 
 
 
 
 
 

UAV - Butterfly
 
 
 
The butterfly UAV is a Paramotor glider (Paraglider) based UAV.

The Butterfly UAV main Features are:
- High payload carrying capacity. 
- Operational simplicity.
- Logistical simplicity. 
- Easy to maintain. 
- Cost effective.
 
Operating radius
20 Km (omni ant.), 120 Km (directional ant.)
Power plant
2 cylinder, 2 strokes, gasoline engine (Rotax 582)
Wing area
50sqm
Length
3.2m
Max. Take-off weight
450 Kg (230 Kg payload)
Flight endurance
4 hrs
Speed
30knots IAS
Payload
day/night electro optical, up to 230 Kg
Datalink
2RF command uplinks, real time data and video downlink
Guidance/tracking
up to 100 waypoints program, each point configurable in position, altitude, velocity, and task. Program can be created, modified, saved and uploaded during flight.
Take-off/Landing distance
50m (up to 20Kts wind)
Setup time
20 min. from time of removal from shipping containers.
Crew
2 GCS operator, 1 launcher/recovery operator