Pegaz 011

The PEGAZ 011 (Serbian: Пегаз, lit. 'Pegasus') is a medium-range tactical UAV for day and night attack (armed variant),[1] reconnaissance and surveillance missions, target acquisition and designation developed by Military Technical Institute in Serbia and produced by Utva Aviation Industry, subsidiary of Yugoimport SDPR. Its flight autonomy is over 12 hours, and it sends data from the height of 6,000 m. Powered by a two-cylinder boxer type of engine with 32 kW (43 HP), it reaches the maximum flight speed of 200 km/h. The PEGAZ has a maximum weight of 240 kg, including about 50 kg of reconnaissance/surveillance equipment. It is 5.4 m long with a wingspan of 6.34 m. It takes off automatically from improvised runways and performs tasks along pre-programmed flight (optional: catapult). There are two hardpoints for optional air-to-surface missiles for attack variant.

Utva manufacturing plant
Pegaz 011
Role Medium-range UAV for day and night reconnaissance
Manufacturer Utva (Yugoimport SDPR)
Designer Military Technical Institute
First flight 2011
Status In development
Primary user Serbian Air Force and Air Defence
Number built 5
Developed from 2010

Specifications

Data from MTI Pegaz project page[2]

General characteristics

  • Capacity: 50 kg (110 lb) payload
  • Length: 5.395 m (17 ft 8 in)
  • Wingspan: 7.025 m (23 ft 1 in)
  • Height: 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
  • Wing area: 4.24 m2 (45.6 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 120 kg (265 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 245 kg (540 lb)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed pusher propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 160–180 km/h (99–112 mph, 86–97 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 130–150 km/h (81–93 mph, 70–81 kn)
  • Range: 250 km (160 mi, 130 nmi) exact maximum range is yet unknown
  • Endurance: 6-10+ hours
  • Service ceiling: 6,000 m (20,000 ft)

Avionics

  • Automatic takeoff from prepared runway (optional: catapult)
  • Automatic landing on prepared runway (emergency: parachute)
  • Fully autonomous way points tracking, holding, camera guiding Emergency and return home mode Altitude and velocity autopilot
 Armament:
2x FT-8D laser guided rocket.

Operators

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

References
  1. "Vojska Srbije dobija modernizovane bombardere "orao" - Pri kraju razvoj bespilotnih dronova "pegaz" i "vrabac"".
  2. "MTI Pegaz project page". MTI.
  3. "Vojska Srbije počela koristiti Pegaze, evo što sve znamo o borbenim dronovima nastalim u suradnji s Kinezima". tportal.hr. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
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