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| .p29 Richard Whittle book ''Predator: The Secret Origins of the RPA Revolution |
server-sky.com/OnKillingRemotely
On Killing Remotely
The Psychology of Killing with Drones
Lt. Col. Wayne Phelps (USMC Retired)
358.4 PHE Beaverton Library, 2021 Little, Brown Hachette 349 pg hardback
This is on the Server Sky website because communicating to and from military drones may be one of the (mis-)applications of Server Sky communication technology.
- pxiii LRE - Launch and Recovery Effort (ie Uzbekistan, Pakistan)
- pxiv Predator with integrated Hellfire missile, General Atomics San Diego plus CIA
- pxiv MCE - Mission Control Element (ie Ramstein Air Base Germany)
- pxvi AOC - Air Operations Center
- pxvi RPA - Remotely Piloted Aircraft
- pxvii 2019 Air force study, pstd 6.15% ... surveys 254 US and foreign service members
pxviii MQ-1 Predator MQ-9 Reaper
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Predator MQ-1 |
MQ-1B |
MQ-9A Reaper |
Produced |
1995-2018 |
2001-present |
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Length |
28.2 m |
11 m |
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Wingspan |
14.8 m |
16.8 m |
20 m |
Height |
2.1 m |
3.81 m |
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Wing area |
11.5 m2 |
2,223 kg |
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Aspect ratio |
19 |
4,760 kg |
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Empty weight |
513 kg |
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Gross weight |
1,020 kg |
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Fuel capacity |
387 kg |
1,800 kg |
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Payload |
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Internal 360 kg External 1,400 kg |
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Maximum speed |
217 km/h |
482 km/h |
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Cruise speed |
130 km/h to 170 km/h |
313 km/h |
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Stall speed |
100 km/h |
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Range |
1250 km |
1900 km |
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Endurance |
24 hours |
14 hours |
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Service ceiling |
7,600 m |
15.4 km |
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Operational altitude |
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7.5 km |
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Hardpoints |
2 for combination of |
7 (2 internal) |
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2 × Hellfire (MQ-1B) |
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4 × Stinger (ATAS) (MQ-1B) |
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6 × Griffin |
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Powerplant |
Rotax 914F 4-cyl 115 hp (86 kW) |
Honeywell TPE331-10 turboprop, 900 hp (671 kW) |
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- p9 Bessemer: Rifled projectiles, then steel for strong barrels
p10 Commandant Claude-Étienne Minié ( Minié ball )
p29 Richard Whittle book Predator: The Secret Origins of the RPA Revolution