Mirach 26

Mirach 26
Role	Reconnaissance UAV
National origin	Italy
Manufacturer	Selex ES
Designer	Meteor CAE, Galileo Avionica
First flight	1992

The Mirach 26 is a reconnaissance UAV developed in Italy during the 1990s, based on the Mirach 20 target drone. The initial work on the design was carried out by Meteor CAE before this company was absorbed by Galileo Avionica now Selex ES.

The Mirach 26 is of typical twin-boom pusher-prop battlefield surveillance UAV configuration. It is very similar to the older Mirach 20 in appearance but slightly bigger, the most visible difference being that the Mirach 26 has antenna disks on the top of the tailfins. It is powered by a 20 kW (26 hp) Sachs piston engine.

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: None
• Capacity: 50 kg (110 lg) payload
• Length: 3.85 m (12 ft 8 in)
• Wingspan: 4.73 m (15 ft 6 in)
• Height: 1.27 m (4 ft 2 in)
• Gross weight: 200 kg (440 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Sachs SF-350, 20 kW (27 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 220 km/h (138 mph)
• Endurance: >6 hours
• Service ceiling: 3,500 m (11,500 ft)

References

This article contains material that originally came from the web article Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by Greg Goebel, which exists in the Public Domain.

• Jane's Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Targets