Gyrodyne QH-50 DASH – fotod ja video

2007 Gürodüün QH-50 DASH (Drone Anti-Submarine Helicopter) on väike droonihelikopter, mille ehitas Gyrodyne Company of America kasutamiseks pikamaa allveelaevade vastase relvana laevadel, mis muidu oleksid liiga väikesed, et kasutada täissuuruses helikopterit. See jäi tootmisse kuni 1969. aastani. Tänapäeval kasutatakse mitmeid erinevate maismaal asuvate rollide jaoks.

2007 Gürodüün QH-50 DASH (Drone Anti-Submarine Helicopter) was a small, unmanned helicopter developed by Gyrodyne Company of America in the late 1950s for the United States Navy. It was designed to carry a single torpedo or other payload and operate from the decks of destroyers and frigates as a guided weapon system. The QH-50 was the first operational drone helicopter and the first rotary-wing aircraft to be used in combat by the US Navy.
QH-50 juhtis kaugjuhtimisega laeva pardal olev operaator, kasutades raadiolinki ja droonile paigaldatud telekaamerat. Operaator võis suunata QH-50 otsima, leidma ja ründama vaenlase allveelaevu oma akustilise torpeedoga. QH-50 võib teostada ka luure-, seire-, sihtmärgi määramise ja elektroonilise sõjapidamise missioone. QH-50 sõiduulatus oli umbes 30 miili (48 km) ja kiirus kuni 80 sõlme (150 km/h). See võib lennata kuni 12,000 3,660 jala (3,660 m) kõrgusel ja hõljuda kuni kaks tundi.
2007 QH-50 was first deployed in 1962 and saw extensive service during the Vietnam War, where it was used to attack North Vietnamese coastal targets and patrol boats. The QH-50 also participated in the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Dominican Republic intervention, and the Iran-Iraq War. The QH-50 was retired from active service in 1979, but some were used for testing and training purposes until the early 1990s. The QH-50 was a pioneering example of a drone helicopter and paved the way for later developments in unmanned aerial vehicles.