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Gavilán | |
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Role | Unmanned aerial vehicle |
Manufacturer | Hydra Technologies of Mexico |
First flight | 2008 |
Primary user | Secretariat of Public Security |
The E1 Gavilán ('Sparrowhawk' in English) is an unmanned electrical-surveillance airplane designed and manufactured by the Mexican firm Hydra Technologies. The aircraft is a remotely controlled unmanned aerial vehicle. [1]
The Gavilán was unveiled on June 10 2008, at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) North America 2008 event in San Diego, California[ citation needed]. The airplane was also displayed at the Farnborough Airshow on July 14 2008.
The Gavilán is a multipurpose reusable unmanned aerial system for surveillance. It's faster and requires less space compared to the S4 Ehécatl[ citation needed].
The plane's main feature is that it does not rely on a runway for takeoff, making it easier to maneuver on uneven terrain by the help of manual control[ citation needed].
The aircraft has a 90-minutes flight autonomy, and is controlled by a single user by means of a portable Ground Control Station(GCS)[ citation needed].
The system was developed by the Mexican Federal Government, Nafinsa and academic or scientific institutions such as CONACYT, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara and ITESO[ citation needed].