Sirius

Unmanned stratospheric escort aircraft. Disassembles to fit in a minivan; optional vertical-assist launch module.

Key Specs

CategoryParameterValue
Flight PerformanceCruise~180 km/h
 Max~250 km/h
 Ceilingup to ~14,000 m
Operational parametersEndurance50–100 h
 Takeoff run (without module)~150 m
Geometric ParametersWingspan~9 m

Speed

180 km/h
maximum - 250 km/h

Max. flight altitude

14000 m

Time in the air

at least 50 hours (100 hours)

Take-off run without module

150 meters

Dimensions

Length 2.5m, Height 0.6m, Wingspan 9m

Rate of climb

15 m/s