Product profile
E455
Event 38 E455 is a Group II fixed-wing VTOL aircraft for ISR, mapping, communications and specialised payload missions. Its removable open-architecture bay...
Facts
- Company
- Event 38
- Product type
- heavy_lift_uav
- Status
- commercial
- Primary capability
- Carry ISR, mapping and communications payloads
- Website
- https://event38.com/fixed-wing/e455-vtol-drone/
About E455
E455 is a Group II electric VTOL aircraft with a removable mission bay carrying up to 12 pounds. Lift rotors provide vertical launch and recovery, and the fixed wing supports extended ISR, mapping, communications-relay and scientific missions from confined operating sites.
Payload integrations include electro-optical and infrared gimbals, communications systems and specialised sensing equipment. Event 38 supplies autonomous mission software and several command-and-control options, including TAK integration. E455 systems have supported US Army Arctic exercises, Florida State Guard training and Los Alamos environmental surveys.
Market context
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Summary
Type: VTOL aircraft
Core: E455
Function: Payload missions
Audience: Defence teams
Specifications
- endurance_hours
- 2 hours endurance with a 3.18 kg payload h
- max_payload_kg
- Up to 5.44 kg useful payload kg
- max_speed_mph
- 58 mph dash speed mph
- weight_kg
- Up to 27.2 kg takeoff weight kg
Operations
- Environment
- outdoor_airspace, operational_field_environment
- Primary user
- Defence, public-safety and scientific operators
- Role
- Carry ISR, mapping and communications payloads
- Interaction model
- autonomous_and_operator_supervised
- Mobility class
- uncrewed_aerial_vehicle
- Product detail
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