XMobots System NAURU 1000C

History of XMobots NAURU 1000C System

The NAURU 1000C, developed by Brazilian XMobots, stands out as Latin America's pioneering unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), boasting eight lift motors and a single propeller. This innovative design incorporates fixed landing gear, bottom optics, and vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capabilities, making it suitable for a wide range of applications in military, civilian, and industrial sectors, including surveillance, security, and search and rescue missions. Its compact yet stable design, with lifting propellers situated beneath the wings, alongside winglet tips for added control, underscores its adaptability to varied environments.

Powered by a hybrid propulsion system that combines an internal combustion engine with electric motors, the NAURU 1000C offers impressive endurance, providing up to 10 hours of flight time and reaching altitudes of 10,000 feet. Equipped with advanced optics, including high-definition day and night imaging capabilities, it supports various reconnaissance and target designation tasks. Furthermore, its ability to track both stationary and moving targets enhances its operational effectiveness across diverse scenarios.

Structurally, the NAURU 1000C boasts a wingspan of 7.7 meters, a length of 2.9 meters, and a height of 0.98 meters, with a maximum take-off weight of 150kg and a payload capacity of 18kg. The comprehensive system includes the UAV itself, along with ground data and data link terminals. Control is facilitated by a two-person crew utilizing a transportable container operations station, equipped with flight-simulation-style controllers, ensuring efficient and user-friendly operation in various deployment settings.

Specification

Fundamentals

Years of Service: 2020

Origins: Brazil

Status: Active

Crew: 0

Production: 1+

Manufacturer: XMobots - Brazil

Carrier: Brazil

Roles

Ground attack (bombing, strafing): The ability to conduct air strikes against ground targets using (but not limited to) artillery, bombs, rockets, rockets, etc.

Disable support (CAS): Designed to operate near active ground elements with a wide range of air-to-surface weapon and ammunition options.

Special Mission: Search and Rescue (SAR): Ability to locate and evacuate personnel from potentially hazardous or dangerous areas, such as downed pilots at sea.

Nautical/navy: Water mobility capability for a variety of land-based or ship-based maritime missions, supported by Allied Naval Surface Forces.

Transportation: General transport function for moving supplies/cargo or people (including casualties and VIPs) out of range.

Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR): Monitor ground targets/target areas to assess surrounding threat levels, enemy strength, or enemy movement.

Special Forces: Serve special forces/special operations forces and missions.

Unmanned: Aircraft designed (or later developed) have inherent unmanned capabilities and can fill a variety of battlefield roles.

Notable Features

Vertical Takeoff/Landing (VTOL): The series has the tactical capability of vertical take-off and/or landing, a characteristic usually associated with helicopters.

Radar capability: Houses may house (via specialized variants) radars for searching, tracking, and attacking enemy elements.

Multi-engine: Include two or more engines to improve survivability and/or performance.

Mixing Engine: Use two or more types of propulsion systems to achieve desired performance/flying maneuvers.

Fader support: The design features a rearward push rod arrangement in contrast to the more traditional pull rod arrangement.

Wing sweep: The main plane or leading edge has retraction lines for improved high speed performance and handling.

Wings: Main aircraft covered with winglets for improved fuel efficiency and handling.

Coaxial main rotor: The twin main rotors are assembled coaxially, negating the traditional torque neutralizing tail rotor unit.

Sturdy aircraft frame: The inherent ability of the airframe to take significant damage.

High performance: The ability to fly and operate at higher altitudes than the average aircraft of the day.

Extended range performance: Ability to travel long distances using on-board fuel supplies.

Seaport: Able to operate over the ocean and survive certain harsh marine environments.

Extended Access: The design includes features to facilitate loading/unloading of cargo/people from the aircraft.

Unmanned operation: The design features the ability to fly without a pilot, with actions controlled by onboard programming and/or ground operators.

Autonomous operation: The design features autonomous flight operations through artificial intelligence or onboard pre-programming.

Camera equipment: Payload supports photographic devices that provide still and/or live image/video results.

Dimensions and Weight

Length: 9.5 feet (2.90m)

Width/span: 25.3 feet (7.70m)

Height: 3.2 feet (0.98m)

Cured weight: 287 lbs (130kg)

MTOW: 331 lbs (150kg)

Main aircraft structure

Monoplane: Designed to use a single main wing main aircraft; this is the most popular arrangement of main aircraft.

Shoulder: The main aircraft is mounted on the upper part of the fuselage, usually on an imaginary line that intersects the pilot's shoulders.

Swipe back: The floor plan features a swept wing along the leading edge of the main aircraft, promoting higher operating speeds.

Performance

Installed: 1 x Zanzoterra Technologies 305HS 29 hp conventional internal combustion engine, driving a twin-blade propeller unit in the rear of the fuselage in a "thrust" arrangement; 4 x T-Motor electric motors producing 11.5 hp and driving 8 x twin blades at four points on the fuselage The blades lift the propeller.

Maximum speed: 78 km/h (125 km/h | 67 kn)

Cruising speed: 69 km/h (111 km/h | 60 knots)

Maximum speed difference: +9 km/h (+14 km/h | 8 kn)

Maximum: 10,007 feet (3,050 m | 2 km)

Area: 684 km (1,100 km | 2,037 nautical miles)

ARMOR

Has no original form. Discussions are under way to add precision-guided missile strike capability to the family via the MBDA "Enforcer Air" PGM.