Take a good look
http://www.stengg.com/defence/transformation.aspx#precise
Wat a cool MAV--Multirole Autonomous Vehicle by Spore!
JDW reported this is a down scale prototype.It will be 4 to 5 times
bigger in
full productions.
see more photo fr
http://www.staero.aero/news_image_key.html
many other not so common photo to see
Sure u want to read more!
Another closer look from front.
http://www.staero.aero/images-gallery2/STAeroMAV1pix2.jpg
Summary of MAV fr JDW 10.03.2004:Jane's Defence weekly. Available
in public library:
Due for first flight after Asean Aerospace which held in Feb
2004.
---Subscale,all composite air-frame and twin-wheel tricycle landing
gears.
( Poster's Note: In full scale production,it will be 4 to 5 times
bigger.)
----powered to subsonic speed by a 0.4 kN (45 kg thrust) by a turbo
fan and
SERRATED DORSAL intake(wat is it?)
---wt empty 60 kg plus 20 kg pay load.
see MAV and UAV in
http://www.sgforums.com/?action=thread_display&thread_id=134307
How we compare with the world?
see this and other sites
http://www.unmannedaircraft.com/
Spore own MAV
NASA X45A
http://www.nasa.gov/lb/centers/dryden/research/X45A/index.html