AeroVironment RQ-14 Dragon Eye

RQ-14 Dragon Eye

General information
Type	Remote controlled UAV^[1]
Manufacturer	AeroVironment
Primary user	United States Marine Corps
History
Introduction date	Mid-2002
First flight	June 2001

The AeroVironment RQ-14 Dragon Eye is a small reconnaissance miniature UAV developed by the Naval Research Laboratory and the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory for use by the United States Marine Corps. It was designed to provide reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition (RSTA) for the USMC company, platoon, and squad levels. It can provide this to around 10 kilometres (5.4 nmi) in its vicinity.^[2]

Design and development

It is a tailless design with a rectangular wing and twin props. It is designed to fit into a backpack, with a weight of 5 pounds (2.3 kilograms) and a span of 3 feet 9 inches (1.14 meters). It can be launched by hand or using a store-bought bungee cord. It also uses a break-apart system to increase durability—parts of the plane break apart instead of shattering and can be reattached later or replaced with new parts. It has a GPS-INS-based waypoint navigation system.

The operator monitors Dragon Eye operation through "video goggles" connected to a laptop computer. The control system weighs about 12 pounds (5.4 kilograms).

The Dragon Eye aircraft is used primarily for scouting urban areas, and is especially useful in urban assaults. Its camera, when used with a trained Marine, can be used to spot enemies without alerting them to the UAV's presence.

The production contract for Dragon Eye was awarded to AeroVironment in 2003, and over 1000 aircraft were built before the Marines switched over to another UCAV of AeroVironment (RQ-11 Raven B) for the remainder of the Dragon Eye production contract.

The Dragon Eye has been used in Iraq, post-invasion, from 2003–present.

General characteristics

Data from Dragon Eye data sheet^[3]

General characteristics

Length: 3 ft (0.91 m)
Wingspan: 3.75 ft (1.14 m)
Gross weight: 5.9 lb (2.7 kg)

Performance

Cruise speed: 40 mph (64 km/h, 35 kn)
Range: 3.1 mi (5.0 km, 2.7 nmi)
Endurance: 45-60 minutes
Service ceiling: 300–500 ft (91–152 m)
Transmission range: 6.2 mi (10.0 km)

References

^ "AeroVironment RQ-14 Dragon Eye / Swift".
^ "Unmanned Aircraft Systems Roadmap, 2005–2030" (PDF). Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). Office of the Secretary of Defense. 2005. p. 26. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
^ "AeroVironment Dragon Eye data sheet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-07.

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Human-powered

Solar-powered

Piloted	MacCready Gossamer Penguin MacCready Solar Challenger
NASA UAVs	NASA Centurion NASA Helios NASA Pathfinder NASA Pathfinder Plus

Military UAVs

v t e Naval Aircraft Factory (NAF), Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), and other U.S. Navy house facility aircraft
Fighters	VE TF TS
Bombers	CS-3 PT SBN TN T2N
Patrol	F5L GB MF N-1 PN P4N PBN
Scouts	NO OSN OS2N SON
Trainers	N2N N3N N5N TG
Drones	TDN TD2N TD3N KAN KA2N KA3N KDN KD2N KGN KUN KU2N KU3N
Other types	BN BS NM SP SA TR
NRL drones	ALICE Dragon Eye EAGER Extender FINDER FLYRT MITE Sail-a-Plane SENDER SPIDER Swallow Vantage
NSWC drone	BQM-108

USAAF/USAF UAV designations 1924–1962, tri-service designations 1962–present

USAAF designations
(1924-1947)

Controllable bombs	BQ-1 BQ-2 BQ-3 BQ-4 BQ-5 BQ-6 BQ-7 BQ-8
Target control aircraft	CQ-1 CQ-2 CQ-3 CQ-4
Aerial target (subscale)	OQ-1¹ OQ-2 OQ-3 OQ-4 OQ-5 OQ-6 OQ-7 OQ-8¹ OQ-9¹ OQ-10¹ OQ-11 OQ-12 OQ-13 OQ-14 OQ-15 OQ-16 OQ-17 OQ-18 OQ-19
Aerial target (full-scale)²	A-1 A-2 A-3 A-4 A-5 A-6 A-7 A-8/PQ-8 PQ-9 PQ-10 PQ-11 PQ-12 PQ-13 PQ-14 PQ-15

USAF designations
(1948-1962)

Q-1
Q-2
Q-3
Q-4
Q-5
Q-6
Q-7¹
Q-8
Q-9
Q-10
Q-11
Q-12
Q-13¹
Q-14

Tri-service designations
(1962-present)

Main series	Q-1/C Q-2 Q-3 Q-4/C Q-5 Q-6 Q-7 Q-8/C Q-9 Q-10 Q-11 Q-12 Q-13¹ Q-14 Q-15 Q-16 Q-17 Q-18 Q-19 Q-20³ RQ-20 MQ-20 Q-21 Q-22 Q-23 Q-24 Q-25 Q-26 Q-27 Q-28 Q-29
Non-sequential	Q-35 Q-58 Q-67 Q-72 Q-73 Q-170

¹ Not assigned
² Not to be confused with the Attack or Amphibious aircraft sequences.
³ Assigned to multiple types
Drones designated in missile sequence

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