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MQ-1 Ninja

19.5k MadBomber  6.7 years ago

*MQ-1 Ninja*

*Do to recent updates my initial upload of this drone became unstable. The developers said the issue had been corrected but my initial drone would remain affected. So I used that as an opportunity to improve and reupload.*

I did some remastering and added a steerable nose wheel along with correcting the flight issue.

AG1: (fire missiles) AG7: (Nav lights) Usual controls, yaw controls nose wheel on ground for taxiing.

The MQ-1 Ninja ia medium altitude, long endurance aerial vehicle (UAV) Developed by Misubishi for the Japanese military. It is capable of Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) operations of up to 45 hours at 30,000 ft.
Ninja navigates using an internal GPS, and either a pre-programmed flight profile, or maunual overide from a ground station or a combination of both. it can autonomously return to base and land in the case of lost communication. It has fully automatic launch and recovery (ALR) and all weather capabilities.
Ninja can carry an array of sensors, including a thermographic camera (infrared), visible light, COMINT and ELINT, and various radar systems totalling up to 600 lbs.
The payload sensors communicate with the ground control station in real time, using either a direct line of sight data link or an airborne / sattelite realy. The payload can be used in either a fully pre-programmed autonomous mode, manual remote, or combination of both.
It features a heavy fuel 200 hp engine and has a range of 160 miles LOS or 620 miles sattelite control acheiving a top speed of of roughly 250 mph while optimized cruise is at 120mph while carrying the full range of Japanese precision weapons within its weight limitations on two hardpoints.

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 60.6ft (18.5m)
  • Length 41.6ft (12.7m)
  • Height 9.8ft (3.0m)
  • Empty Weight 5,387lbs (2,443kg)
  • Loaded Weight 6,744lbs (3,059kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.37
  • Wing Loading 14.2lbs/ft2 (69.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 473.5ft2 (44.0m2)
  • Drag Points 8511

Parts

  • Number of Parts 370
  • Control Surfaces 8
  • Performance Cost 1,171