MQ-8B Fire Scout (Unmanned Aerial
Vehicle Helicopter) – 28
Manufacturer: Northrop
Grumman
First flight: 2002
Unit cost: $18.2
million in FY 2013 (flyaway cost)
Developed from: Schweizer
330 and 333
Developed into: Sikorsky
S-434
Number planned: 96
General
characteristics
Crew: 0
Payload: 272 kg
Length: 7.3 m
Rotor diameter:
8.4 m
Height: 2.9 m
Empty weight:
940.3 kg
Max. takeoff
weight: 1,430 kg
Powerplant: 1×
Rolls-Royce 250; 313 kW (420 hp)
Performance
Maximum speed: 213
km/h+
Cruise speed: 200 km/h
Combat radius:
203.7 km with 5+ hours on station
Endurance: 8 hours
(typical), 5 hours fully loaded
Service ceiling:
6,100 m
MQ-8B
Version has an
8-hour endurance with a 77 kg payload
MQ-8C
Improved variant
using avionics from the MQ-8B into the larger Bell 407 airframe. It has a 14 hr
endurance with 272-317 kg in payload
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