December 6, 2007 at 9:28 am
Dear All,
Just for your interest one of the Hertis or should that be Hertii has gone civil
http://www.kroma.co.uk/original/bae-systems-herti-uav.jpg
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5198364.stm
Extract from G-INFO site ( Note the anonymous engine type)
G-HERT Current Reg. Date: 22/11/2007
Previous ID: NEW UK First Reg. Date: 22/11/2007
Status: Registered De-Reg. Date:
Manufacturer: BAE SYSTEMS (OPERATIONS) LTD
Type: HERTI
Serial No.: HOC-001
ICAO 24 bit aircraft address: 010000000101010100100011 (hex): 405523
Popular Name: –
Generic Name: –
Aircraft Class: FIXED-WING LANDPLANE
Engines:
1 – 1 x – —
Ownership Status: Owned
Registered Owners: BAE SYSTEMS (OPERATIONS) LTD
MILITARY SOLUTIONS, WARTON AERODROME
WARTON
PRESTON
PR4 1AX
UNITED KINGDOM
MTOW: 750kg Total Hours: Year Built: 2007
CofA / Permit: AWAITING CERTIFICATION
Could the c/n indicate Herti option Civil?
Not sure how many of these are flying but there have been reports of at least two under class B regs as G-8-007 and G-8-008.( See picture links above)
Any info or up dates appreciated.
Be lucky
David
P.S. Links here to BAes family of UAV craft first time I’ve seen them in one place
http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/tanaris/
http://www.investis.com/bae/presentations/8autonomoussystemsnfuturecapability.pdf