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IAV2 ducted-fan air vehicle
Country of Origin: USA
description
The IAV2 ducted-fan air vehicle was a reconnaissance and surveillance air vehicle. The vehicle used an internal fan with a nominal outside airframe. BAE Systems developed the air vehicle as part of a company-funded research and development effort to design and demonstrate a family of ducted-fan UAVs .
The ducted-fan design shrouded the fan, making it suitable for company- and platoon-level operations in which takeoffs and landings occur in close proximity to soldiers.
Wings could...
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