HIGH-ALTITUDE PSEUDO-SATELLITE
ApusDuo aircraft

Capable of operating
in the stratosphere for months

  • Operable year-round between up to 30 latitudes and 3 months at sub-arctic latitudes
  • Autonomously maintains its position for months on end in any stratospheric condition
  • Generates zero emissions and operates far above weather and other aircraft
  • 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

    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

    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

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