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Airbus Sagitta

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The Airbus Sagitta is an unmanned, jet-powered research demonstrator built by Airbus Defence and Space together with German universities and research institutes under the company's Open Innovation initiative, which began in 2010. It is a flying-wing aircraft about three metres in wingspan and length, with a maximum mass of 150 kg, driven by two BF-300F jet engines from BF Turbines that give 300 newtons of thrust each. The partner institutes designed and built the subsystems, and final integration and testing took place at the Airbus military aircraft centre in Manching, Bavaria. Sagitta made its first flight on 5 July 2017 at the Denel Overberg Test Range in South Africa, flying fully automatically from take-off to landing. It is a technology demonstrator for future unmanned aircraft, not a product intended for series production.

Facts
Year
2017 1
Engine Class
Jet 1
Maximum Mass (kg)
150 2
Engine
Two BF Turbines BF-300F jet engines, 300 N thrust each 1
Comparison
Body Style
Aircraft (no road body style) 1
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Exemplifies

Aviation, Modes
Source Airbus Sagitta (Wikipedia)

Of Make

Airbus Defence and Space, Networks and Operators
Source Airbus Sagitta (Wikipedia)
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Manufactured By

Airbus Defence and Space

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The Airbus Sagitta from Airbus Defence and Space is a jet powered UAV research demonstrator

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Germany

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Source Airbus Sagitta (Wikipedia)Development, integration
Quote, Development, integration
Final integration and testing took place at the military aircraft centre of Airbus in Manching, Bavaria, Germany.
Sources
1. Airbus Sagitta (Wikipedia)
  • History, first flight
    The first flight took place 5 July 2017 at the Denel Overberg Test Range in South Africa.
  • Design, mass
    a maximum mass of 150 kg
  • Design, engines
    It is powered by two BF-300F jet engines from BF Turbines with 300 N thrust each.
  • Design, engine class
    It is powered by two BF-300F jet engines from BF Turbines with 300 N thrust each.
  • Lead
    is a jet powered UAV research demonstrator
  • Lead, manufacturer
    The Airbus Sagitta from Airbus Defence and Space is a jet powered UAV research demonstrator
  • Development, integration
    Final integration and testing took place at the military aircraft centre of Airbus in Manching, Bavaria, Germany.
  • Of Make: Airbus Defence and Space, Lead, make
    The Airbus Sagitta from Airbus Defence and Space is a jet powered UAV research demonstrator
  • Exemplifies: Aviation, Lead, mode
    is a jet powered UAV research demonstrator
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2. Airbus: Successful first flight for UAV demonstrator SAGITTA
AirbusAbout SAGITTA, maximum take-off weight
Quote, About SAGITTA, maximum take-off weight
Its maximum take-off weight is 150 kg.
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