General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper Drone

                                General Atomic MQ-9 Reaper

• Introduction

    The General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper or known as (Predator B).

2. A unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or drone is capable of remotely controlled or autonomous flight operations.
3. Developed from General Nuclear MQ-1 hunter.
4. MQ-9 is a larger, heavier and more capable aircraft than the first Nuclear MQ-1 hunter; It can be controlled by the same ground system used to control MQ-1S.

• Design

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2. The rapper was designed for military operation and was not intended to work between the crowded airline traffic.
3. An MQ-9 can adopt different mission kits and a combination of weapon and sensor payloads to meet combat requirements.
4. Its Raytheon AN / AAS-52 multi-spectral targeting sensor suite includes color / monochrome daylight TV, infrared and image-sharp TV with laser rangefinder / laser designer to set targets for laser-guided enemies.
5. This aircraft is equipped with Lynx multi-mode radar, which includes the synthetic aperture radar (SAR), which allows the Dismounting Moving Target Indicator (DMTI) and Sea Wide-Area Search (MWAS) capabilities in Spotlight and Strip Mode and Ground Moving Target Indication (GMTI) .
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

•  Specifications (MQ-9A)

General characteristics

2. Crew: 0 onboard, in 2 ground stations
3. Length: 36 feet 1 inch (11 meters)
4. Wingspan: 65 ft 7 in (20 m)
5. Height: 12 feet 6 in (3.81 meters)
6. Empty weight: 4, 9 01 lb (2,223 kg)
7. Maximum takeoff weight: 10,494 lbs (4,760 kg)
8. Fuel capacity: £ 4,000 (1,800 kg)
9. Payload: 3,800 pounds (1,700 kg)
10. Interior: 800 lbs (360 kg)
11. External: 3,000 lbs (1,400 kg)
12. Powerplant: 1 × Honeywell TPE 331-10 Turboprop, 900 HP (671 KW) with Digital Electronic Engine Control (DEEC)

• Performance

2. Maximum speed: 300 miles per hour; 260 N (482 km / h)
3. Cruise speed: 194 miles per hour; 16 9 N (313 km / h)
4. Range: 1,151 miles; 1,852 km (1,000 NMI)
5. Stamina: 14 hours fully loaded
6. Service roof: 50,000 feet (15,000 meters)
7. Operating height: 25,000 feet (7.5 km).

• Countries that are using it

1. U.S
2. FRANCE
3. ITALY
4. SPAIN
5. UNITED KINGDOM
6. INDIA 
7. BELGHIUM
8. AUSTRALIA
9. GERMANY
10. NETHERLAND (etc).