Altea-Eko
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| Type: | Unmanned aerial vehicle |
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The Altea-Eko is a small unmanned aircraft manufactured by the Spanish aviation company Flightech Systems Europe SA, founded in 2006 and based in Madrid .
history
After more than seven years of development, the Altea-Eko drone received temporary approval from the Spanish aviation authority AESA at the end of 2013. Flightech Systems had the official license to operate day and night in Spanish airspace under the Spanish license plate EC-LYG. The certification flights took place at the Aeródromo de Almansa airfield . The development costs are mentioned at nine million euros. The fuselage and wings were developed in cooperation with the company Aernnova Aerospace and made from composite materials that Aernnova also uses for the construction of parts of the Airbus models.
Applications
The intended areas of application of Altea-Eko are the prevention and early detection of forest fires as well as the monitoring of infrastructures such as industrial areas, oil production facilities, pipelines and agricultural areas.
Technical specifications
- Name: Altea-Eko
- Crew: -
- Length: 3.5 m
- Span: 6 m
- Takeoff weight: 80 kg
- Drive: pusher propeller
- Cruising speed: 110 km / h
- Top speed: 150 km / h
- Range: up to 5 hours of flight time
- Standard equipment: high-resolution cameras, heat, infrared and CO 2 sensors. The aircraft forwards the data to the control center in real time
- Air traffic control: Transponder Mode S for airspace surveillance