UAV Profile: General Atomics MQ-1 Predator

UAV Profile: General Atomics MQ-1 Predator

The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-1 Predator is a low wing monoplane with anhedral tail stabilisers and single pusher propeller and was developed in cooperation with the US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency from 1994 based on the earlier Gnat 750 design.


The type has been used in all major international conflicts since 1995 with systems operated by the US Air Force, US Navy and US intelligence community.


History

It's weapons capability was developed in response to lessons from operations in Bosnia and Kosovo during 2000-2001 and used operationally from 2002.


A total of 90 of the type were in the US military inventory as at May 2007 with production continuing.



General Atomics MQ-1 Predator 


Wingspan 48.7 ft 14.4 m
Length 26.9 ft 8.2 m 
MTOW 2,300 lb 1,043 kg
Payload Weight 452 lb 205 kg
Cruise Speed 70 kts 130 kmh
Endurance 24 Hours

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Mq-1 predator video results

  • Air-Attack.com - RQ-1 Predator Video Gallery22/11/2009ACTD from January 1994 to June 1996. Because the Predator is small, white, and almost invisible in the sky, people don't realize they're being watched. Its 80-horsepower four-stroke Rotax 912 engine is virtually silent at altitude but as annoying as a chainsaw on the ground.
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Mq-1 predator results from Flight's PDF archive

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