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Shrugbot Seaplane Suggestion #89
Unmanned Reconnaissance
The Sea Scout is a ship-based seaplane UAV which was developed to study unmanned aircraft technology in a waterborne application, and marks the first UAV to both take off and land on water completely autonomously.
The Sea Scout is powered by a 38HP rotary engine that drives a pusher propeller. The rest of the aircraft’s design is fairly standard, with 2 different styles of underwing floats being experimented with to aid in stability on the water. The tips of the wings can also fold up, thus decreasing the space it takes up on a ship’s deck. It is able to carry a greater array of payloads and sensors than other ship borne UAVs.
The Sea Scout unfortunately never progressed further than technology demonstrators, mainly due to a severe lack of funding.
Purpose
- Reconaissance
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Sources:
PDF: https://www.scribd.com/document/40874493/Seascout
Article: https://www.proquest.com/docview/202799291?sourcetype=Trade Journals
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