The General Atomics Gnat is a small American reconnaissance drone built by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems in the late 1980s. It began as a simplified, low-wing development of the Amber drone designed by Abraham Karem for export, and the Gnat 750 first flew in 1989. A Rotax 912 piston engine drove a pusher propeller, giving a long loiter time that suited surveillance over distant trouble spots. The Central Intelligence Agency flew a Gnat 750 from Albania to watch the former Yugoslavia in 1994, with mixed results, while Turkey bought a number of them. An improved I-Gnat followed with a turbocharged engine, and the Gnat 750 lineage led directly to the MQ-1 Predator.
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The General Atomics Gnat is an aerial reconnaissance UAV developed in the United States in the late 1980s and manufactured by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI).
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The General Atomics Gnat is an aerial reconnaissance UAV developed in the United States in the late 1980s and manufactured by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI).
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The General Atomics Gnat is an aerial reconnaissance UAV developed in the United States in the late 1980s and manufactured by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI).
Development, year
The Gnat 750 made its first flight in 1989.
Status
Turkish Air Force: used to operate 22 units. (Former operator, replaced by TAI Anka)
Powerplant, power
The aircraft is powered by a Rotax 912 piston flat-four four-cycle engine with 64 kW (85 hp).
Specifications, empty weight
Empty weight: 560 lb (254 kg)
Specifications, maximum weight
Gross weight: 1,140 lb (517 kg)
Specifications, top speed
Maximum speed: 115 kn (132 mph, 213 km/h)
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The General Atomics Gnat is an aerial reconnaissance UAV developed in the United States in the late 1980s and manufactured by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI).
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The General Atomics Gnat is an aerial reconnaissance UAV developed in the United States in the late 1980s and manufactured by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI).
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The General Atomics Gnat is an aerial reconnaissance UAV developed in the United States in the late 1980s and manufactured by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI).
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