Sky-Y

First Flight : June 20, 2007
Total Production : ?

Model Status Year Produced
Sky-Y Under Development ?



Sky-Y

Group : Surveillance & Reconnaissance Airplanes
Status : Under Development
Also Known As : Lince, Skylynx
Origin : Italy
Contractor : Alenia Aeronautica
First Flight : June 20, 2007
Total Production : ?

The Alenia Aeronautica Sky-Y, also known as Skylynx and Lince, is a medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) for surveillance missions. The Sky-Y made is maiden flight June 2007. The prototype aircraft is being tested to mature UAV technologies enabling longer flight endurance, data gathering and network-centric capabilities. The current Sky-Y prototype is powered by a 160-hp diesel engine developed from automotive engine technology and coupled with a three-blade propeller at the rear fuselage. The aircraft has maximum flight endurance of 12 hours. It features an all-composite structure and all-electric actuator systems.

Operators
Country Status State Notes
ItalyPlanned ?
Specifications
Notes
Number of Engines 1
Propeller Blades 3
Power
Max Power at TakeOff 160 hp
Time
Flight Endurance 12 hour
Gear
Optronic Systems
EOST 451

News

Thursday, 30 April, 2015
MIDCAS Demonstrates Progress for RPAS Integration Into Civil Aerospace

The MIDCAS (Mid Air Collision Avoidance System) consortium together with the European Defence Agency (EDA) announce the completion of successful flight-test and simulation

Friday, 7 October, 2011
SMAT F1 Project Achieves Three UAS Operating at the Same Time in a Civil Environment

The final demonstration of the SMAT F1 project (advanced land monitoring system, phase 1) was conducted successfully on Friday 30 September with aircraft flying over Levaldigi

Friday, 18 June, 2010
Alenia Aeronautica Starts the Sky-Y Unmanned Aerial System

The Sky-Y, Alenia Aeronautica’s UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) technological demonstrator, has successfully accomplished - at the Italian Air Force’s air base in Decimomannu,

Tuesday, 31 March, 2009
Sky-Y Unmanned Aircraft Concludes Successfully First Flight Campaign

With five missions the Sky-Y, Alenia Aeronautica’s unmanned technological demonstrator, has completed its first series of tests in Italy.

Thursday, 20 November, 2008
EOST 45 Sensor Successfully Integrated on Sky-Y UAV

The Sky-Y of Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company, is the first European unmanned aircraft of the MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) class to have completed a series

Wednesday, 29 October, 2008
Sky-Y Passes Successful Flight Test Campaign

Six flights in two weeks, performance beyond specifications, congratulations from the Swedish staff of the Vidsel range: this is the summary of the test campaign that saw

Monday, 12 November, 2007
Sky-Y Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Scores an Eight-Hour Flight Record

The Sky-Y, an unmanned surveillance aerial vehicle, belonging to the MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) class, made by Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company, has

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Notes

* Prime Contractor
State Latest Known holdings/Original Procurement
Com - Date of Commissioning
Decom - Date of Decommissioning

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