The USAF newest UAV the MQ-9 Reaper has now flown over a dozen sorties in Afghanistan. The Reaper is much larger than the Predator, has nine time the range, carries a much larger munitions load and can fly twice high
General Characteristics Primary Function: Unmanned hunter/killer weapon system Contractor: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
Power Plant: Honeywell TPE331-10GD turboprop engineThrust: 900 shaft horsepower
Wingspan: 66 feet (20.1 meters)Length: 36 feet (11 meters) Height: 12.5 feet (3.8 meters) Weight: 4,900 pounds (2,223 kilograms) empty
Maximum takeoff weight: 10,500 pounds (4,760 kilograms)
Fuel Capacity: 4,000 pounds (602 gallons)
Payload: 3,750 pounds (1,701 kilograms)
Speed: cruise speed around 230 miles per hour, (200 knots)
Range: 3,682 miles (3,200 nautical miles)
Ceiling: up to 50,000 feet (15,240 meters)
Armament: Combination of AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, GBU-12 Paveway II and GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munitions
Crew (remote): Two (pilot and sensor operator)
(Photo and Stats USAF)
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