Tether Kit

FLIR
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Should a loss of tether power occur, the system will warn the operator and continue to fly on internal batteries until a low-power condition triggers either an automatic descent to a safe AGL altitude, or a safe auto-land. Highly transportable, the Tether Kit is designed for use in austere environments. The system provides aircraft power at elevations approaching 130m AGL** across a range of environmental conditions and may be installed or removed from the aircraft in the field within five minutes.
Wide range of possible mission sets: use either FLIR payloads or your own application specific payload enabled by the FLIR Payload Development Kit (PDK)***.
*Similar in capabilities to the R80D but for non-U.S. military customers, the SkyRanger R70 was designed for the most demanding UAS operators within the global defense, security, and public safety markets.
**Ground station dependent
***Please consult with FLIR for payload/tether compatibility for your application
Tether Length | 100m (300ft), 122m (400ft)* |
Range of Motion | Lateral translation 25m (80ft) Yaw rotations: 10x each direction |
Max Ceiling | 3000m, 10,000 (ft) MSL |
Wind Tolerance | See Figure 1 |
Ground Station Velocity | Fixed location |
Flight Duration | 24 hours** |
Environmental Tolerance | Aircraft and airborne tether components: IP54 |
Operating Temperature | -10° C to 40° C (14° F to 104° F) |
Power | 120V/60Hz or 230V/50Hz |
* Requires alternate ground station.
** Dependent on environmental conditions.