HIGH-ALTITUDE PSEUDO-SATELLITE
ApusDuo aircraft
Capable of operating
in the stratosphere for months

OVERVIEW
ApusDuo is a solar-powered stratospheric High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS), developed by UAVOS.
The ApusDuo stratospheric aircraft is aimed to provide a wide scope of applications, ranging, for example, from maritime surveillance and services, border patrol missions, communications, forest fire detection and monitoring, or navigation.
Operating in the stratosphere at an average altitude of 59,000 feet / 18 kilometres, the ApsDuo HAPS has a wingspan of 15 m (49.2 ft) and a MTOW of 95 lb (43 kg), and flies above weather (clouds, jet streams) and above regular air traffic.
CONTROL BASICS
Our innovative autopilot solution controls the flexible wing by analyzing the extended aspect ratio of the wing’s deformation and adjusting the lift punctually.
This type of control allows for an equal distribution of the structural load all over the wing and reduces the weight by effectively controlling the aircraft in all flight modes.
PERFORMANCE
Parameters | Data |
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Max. Payload | 2 kg (4.5 lb) |
MTOW | 43 kg (95 lb) |
Endurance | year-round between up to 30 latitudes and 3 months at sub-arctic latitudes |
Airspeed at sea level | 8 m/s (26 ft/s) |
Airspeed at altitude 15,000 m | 27 m/s (88.5 ft/s) |
Service ceiling | 59,000 ft/ 18 km |
PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Parameters | Data |
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Wingspan | 15 m (49 ft) |
Operating temperature | -65 °C...+55 °C (-85 °F to +131°F) |
Takeoff and landing on runway | a fully automated mode |
Solar cells efficiency | 21% |
Base | paved runway |
Ground support equipment | not required |
Storage | transport module |