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August 16th, 2012

Bye Aerospace... Man Portable + Solar Powered (UAS | UAV)


[SatNews] Bye Aerospace, in collaboration with Silent Falcon™ UAS Technologies, will feature the...

...Silent Falcon™ solar electric unmanned aircraft system (UAS) at the Porsche Aircraft Experience at Denver jetCenter on Centennial Airport August 16th. For more information, go to www.aircraftexperience.com. Bye Aerospace has provided engineering support to Silent Falcon™ UAS Technologies for the development of Silent Falcon™, a small tactical UAS designed to be man portable for longer-duration intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. Silent Falcon™ employs proprietary technological advancements in aeronautical design; electrical propulsion systems, solar energy capture, storage and management; latest-generation electro-optical and infrared sensors; advanced target identification and tracking methodologies; and unique target image and data capture and transmission capabilities. The combined result is a tactical UAS and sensor system with capabilities that exceed any UAS in its size and weight class. Silent Falcon™ has progressed from ground to test flight, and orders are being accepted for the UAS and its FalconVision™ sensor package.