Daily Flight Displays Planned For June 8-13

The first unmanned VTOL System to fly at ILA Berlin will be Schiebel's Camcopter S-100 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). The company plans daily flight displays at Berlin Schonefeld airport from June 8-13. Viewing screens around the airport will show pictures of the flight displays, along with the data transmission from the Camcopter S-100's EO/IR payload camera.

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Camcopter S-100 was also the only UAS flying at the Le Bourget Air Show in Paris 2009. "We are very pleased to show the advantages of our unmanned helicopter to a wide expert audience," said Hans Georg Schiebel, Manager of Schiebel.

Claus Gunther, member of the Diehl Executive Board and President of the Corporate Division Board Diehl Defence, said he is optimistic for the future of the UAV.  "This is not the first time our cooperation partner Schiebel's helicopter drone has offered a convincing performance in Germany," he said. "In the summer of 2008, the Camcopter S-100 successfully completed a three-week test series with the German Navy's new corvettes K130."

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The aircraft is designed for target and impact reconnaissance, contributing to the protection of German soldiers in military operations. The work share of Diehl BGT Defence as prime contractor comprises the system's adaptation to German requirements, provision of sensors and logistics as well as integration in the German corvette K130 as well as the army's reconnaissance troops inventory.

With its proven maritime capability, the UAV is used in civil as in the military sector. Its multi-tasking networking abilities -ISTAR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance) are essential for missions in military-maritime sector. Data can be gathered, analyzed and used directly without time loss for optimal implementation of the mission.

FMI: www.schiebel.net/pages/cam_air.html