Product profile
Spirit
Spirit is a compact coaxial unmanned aircraft for ISR, mapping, inspection, and other payload-defined missions. Its cylindrical all-weather airframe uses a...
Facts
- Company
- Ascent AeroSystems
- Product type
- uav
- Status
- commercial
- Primary capability
- Carry swappable sensing payloads for ISR and inspection
- Website
- https://ascentaerosystems.com/spirit/
About Spirit
Spirit combines a direct-drive coaxial rotor layout with a modular open architecture intended to reduce the number of aircraft types needed across a fleet. The platform is Blue UAS cleared and built for operation in rain, snow, dust, high winds, and austere field conditions.
Operators can mount payloads above and below the aircraft, integrate third-party sensors, and use MAVLink-compatible control systems. Robinson Helicopter now presents the platform through Robinson Unmanned following its acquisition of Ascent AeroSystems, while the Korthos company binding preserves the tracked Ascent product lineage.
Market context
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Summary
Type: Coaxial UAS
Core: Spirit
Function: Payload missions
Audience: Field operators
Specifications
- max_flight_time_minutes
- 53 min maximum endurance with two batteries and no payload
- max_payload_kg
- 3.0 kg maximum payload 3
- max_speed_kmh
- More than 100 km/h manual maximum speed
- weight_kg
- 1.8 kg core vehicle empty weight
Operations
- Deployment environment
- outdoor_airspace
- Primary user
- Defense, public-safety, and industrial operators
- Workflow
- Carry swappable sensing payloads for ISR and inspection
- Interaction model
- operator_supervised_autonomy
- Mobility class
- uncrewed_aerial_vehicle
- Product detail
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Recent verified events
- Ascent AeroSystems launches Spirit coaxial drone — 2019-04-29