This image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Licence
Buy this image as a print
BuyLicense this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library
LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Licence
Buy this image as a print
BuyLicense this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library
LicenseBAE Systems Phoenix unmanned aerial vehicle with optics pod
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
BAE Systems Phoenix unmanned aerial vehicle with optics pod
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
BAE Systems Phoenix unmanned aerial vehicle with optics pod (dummy telescope fitted) and handling trolley, as used by Royal Artillery troops in the Gulf War, 2003 and in the Kosovo conflict, 1999.
Phoenix is a propellar driven monoplane launched from a mobile, pneumatic-hydraulic launcher. It can remain airborne for 4 hours, has a range of 70 km and a ceiling of 2 km. The vehicle utilizes a programmable/autonomous flight conttrol and navigation system. It returns real time thermal imagery via a central optical pod. The vehicle is made almost entirely of composite material and is modular enabling swift assembly and disassembly.
BAE Systems Phoenix unmanned aerial vehicle with optics pod (dummy telescope fitted), as used by Royal Artillery troops in the Gulf War, 2003 and in the Kosovo conflict, 1999.
Handling trolley for BAE Systems Phoenix unmanned aerial vehicle with optics pod (dummy telescope fitted), as used by Royal Artillery troops in the Gulf War, 2003 and in the Kosovo conflict, 1999.
Pallet of components for BAE Systems Phoenix Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. Pallet contains: 1 nose cone shroud; 3 pieces of the support trolley; 4 support trolley straps; 1 bag of “Remove before Flight” pins; 1 Steramould moulding of the camera lens in plastic tub; 5 cardboard boxes; 2 shipping crates.
