The Apoena is a Low Altitude Long Endurance (LALE) unmanned aerial vehicle

Unmanned aerial vehicle

An unmanned aerial vehicle , also known as a unmanned aircraft system , remotely piloted aircraft or unmanned aircraft, is a machine which functions either by the remote control of a navigator or pilot or autonomously, that is, as a self-directing entity...

 designed for several kinds of highly persistent sensing roles.

Its project focused on reliability, with the platform, hardware and software development based on FAR 23, DO-160 and DO-178B standards, respectively.There are two different versions: Apoena 1000, optimized for monitoring missions from 100 to 500 km² of grid areas such as terrain mapping and geomagnetic researches, being able to take-off in several limiting conditions to others AUVs like narrow rural roads and irregular fields. This is due to its small wingspan (that has the same size of a truck shaft), landing gear with high impact absorption and stability/controlability characteristics. On the other hand, the Apoena 3000 was optimized for long distance linear monitoring missions up to 3,000 km such as coasts and borders, power line, pipelines, all of this due to its high endurance and satellite link communication. It is manufactured by XMobots

XMobots

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Applications

• Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (ISR)
• Target Acquisition and Laser Illumination
• Battle Field Assessment
• Communications Relay
• Search and Rescue
• Law Enforcement
• Coastal and Borders Patrol
• Drugs and Animals Interdiction
• Terrain Mapping
• Natural Resource Prospection
• Atmospheric Research and Weather Forecasting
• Forest, River and Lake Monitoring
• Power Lines, Oil & Gas Pipelines Inspection
• Roads and Railroad monitoring

Specifications (Apoena)

High Performance Endurance up to 24h Payload Weight up to 26 kg Double Flap System Retractable Landing Gear Wingtip Fence Safe and Reliable Development Based on FAR23 and DO-178B/160 Rendudant Systems Fail Safe Parachute Easy Operation Autonomous based on pre-mission Semi-Autonomous with only air-speed, altitude and heading references Remotely piloted with flying qualities Class A-I Level 1 Extensible Systems Easy integration of new Avionics and Payload with the network based on AFDC (ARINC664) Flexibility and Robostuness Composite or Wood Structures Night Operations Taxi, navigation and anti-collision lights

Takeoff/Landing	Apoena 1000	Apoena 3000
Take off means	runaway/ Pneumatic launch/ Car Roof	runaway/ Pneumatic launch/ Car Roof	x
Landing means	Runaway/ Parachute	Runaway/ Parachute	x
Runway Size	80 x 5 [262 x 16]	80 x 5 [262 x 16]	m [ft]
Performance	Apoena 1000	Apoena 3000
Range	1000 [540]	3000 [1620]	km [nm]
Ceiling	3000 [9843]	3000 [9843]	m [ft]
Endurance	8	24	h
Cruise Speed	115 [62]	115 [62]	km/h [ktas]
Stall Speed (full flap)	57 [31]	57 [31]	km/h [ktas]
Dimensions & Weights	Apoena 1000	Apoena 3000
Wingspan	2.52 [8.27]	3.97 [13.03]	m [ft]
Fuselage Length	2.63 [8.63]	2.63 [8.63]	m [ft]
Gross Weight	32 [70]	56 [124]	kg [lb]
PowerPlant	Apoena 1000	Apoena 3000
Configuration	Single Engine	Twin Engine	x
Engine Make	2-Stroke 5 Hp	4-Stroke 3,5 Hp	x
Generator	400	400	W
Fuel Type	AVGAS/Oil	AVGAS/Oil	x
Communications	Apoena 1000	Apoena 3000
Mode	LOS	BLOS	x
Range	64[35]	x	km[nm]
Datalink	Digital	Digital	x
Videolink	Analog/Digital	Digital	x
Payload	Apoena 1000	Apoena 3000
Capabilities	EO / IR	EO / IR	x
Maximum Weight	10 [22]	26 [57]	kg [lb]

External links

• XMobots Apoena Series product page