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Piaggio P.1HH Hammerhead

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Category
male
Manufacturer
Leonardo
Blue UAS
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Technical Specifications

MTOW6146 kg
Payload340 kg
Endurance16 hours
Range8149 km
Ceiling13,716 m
Speed730 km/h
Wingspan15.4 m
Propulsionpiston

General Information

First Flight2013
Roleisr
ClassClass III

The **Piaggio P.1HH HammerHead** is a Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) manufactured by **Piaggio Aerospace** for **Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR)** missions, including COMINT, ELINT, SIGINT, and roles in aerial, land, coastal, maritime, and offshore security. It features a twin Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66B turboprop configuration, dimensions of 15.6 m wingspan and 14.4 m length, a maximum takeoff weight of 6,146 kg, service ceiling of 45,000 ft, maximum speed of 395 KTAS, cruise speed of 320 KTAS, loiter speed of 135 KTAS, range up to 4,400 NM, and endurance of up to 16 hours with a 500 lbs payload, supporting all-weather operations, automatic takeoff and landing, and STANAG 4671 compliance. Its unique three-lifting-surfaces design derived from the P.180 Avanti II enables rapid deployment with removable wings and positions it as a 'Super MALE' UAS.

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