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Originally Posted by wdfifteen
"The Gazette say when it was found in that neighborhood about 11 miles away, that's nearly double the drone's projected range of just over 6 miles."
A six mile range for a little thing like that. Seems like it could easily run out of propulsion power just getting out that far and back.
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range is 10 kilometers for control of the aircraft, line of sight. The
endurance of the vehicle is 60 to 90 minutes. It can fly many more linear miles than 6.
You can find the spec sheet here:
Raven UAS (UAV) - AeroVironment, Inc.
I bought a whole bunch of these things for the USMC when I was in uniform. The battery technology advances (much more to come) have greatly increased endurance.
The Department of Interior and other government agencies are using the old A Model Ravens.