IAI Mastiff
| IAI Mastiff | |
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 IAI / Tadiran Mastiff in the Israeli Air Force Museum in Chazerim |
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| Type: | Reconnaissance drone |
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| First flight: |
1981 (Mastiff Mk.III) |
| Number of pieces: |
50 |
The IAI Mastiff is an Israeli unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that was developed by Tadiran Israel Electronic Industries in the late 1970s and was the first Israeli UAV to be mass-produced. In 1982 Tadiran's UAV activities were merged with those of Israel Aircraft Industries .
The series version of the Mastiff bears the exact name Mastiff Mk.III, as there were already two experimental forerunners with the Mk.I and Mk.II. The Mastiff is slightly smaller than the Scout that follows it and does not have the option of pre-programmed use. Even after the introduction of the Scout, the Mastiff was still in use for some time. Their testing with the United States Marine Corps resulted in a US Navy requirement that led to the Pioneer .
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| crew | 0 |
| Starting procedure | on its own chassis or optionally with a hydraulic catapult |
| Landing procedure | Landing with the safety rope stretched close to the ground |
| guide | Control by an operator on the ground |
| length | 3.30 m |
| span | 4.25 m |
| height | 0.89 m |
| payload | 37 kg |
| Empty mass | 77 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 138 kg |
| Marching speed | 98 km / h |
| Top speed | 185 km / h |
| Service ceiling | 4480 m |
| Range | 135 to 200 km |
| Flight duration | 7.5 h |
| Engines | 1 × two-cylinder two-stroke piston engine with 22 HP (16 kW) |
| Sensors |
literature
- John WR Taylor (Ed.): Jane's All The World's Aircraft - 1983-84 , Jane's Publishing Company, London, 1983, p. 714
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Description on militaryfactory.com (accessed April 14, 2019)
- ↑ Kenneth Munson: Pilotless Pimpernels . In: AIR International , February 1992, p. 86