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Airicist
24th January 2015, 13:51
Manufacturer - Aurora Flight Sciences (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?7775)

Airicist
24th January 2015, 13:54
https://youtu.be/3jr9DscHTv0

Aurora Flight Sciences Orion UAV first flight

Published on Sep 17, 2013


Aurora Flight Sciences video of the August 24, 2013, first flight of its Orion medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft demonstrator. Powered by two Austro Engine turbo-diesels, Orion is designed to fly for 120 hours at 20,000ft carrying a 1,000lb payload - five times the endurance of current Predator-class MALE UAVs.

Airicist
24th January 2015, 13:57
Article "Orion UAS Claims New World Endurance Record for Class (https://www.suasnews.com/2015/01/33976/orion-uas-claims-new-world-endurance-record-for-class)"

January 22, 2015