Flight Testing Navy Low Reynolds Number (LRN) Unmanned Aircraft

Small unmanned aircraft utilizing state-of-the-art advances in low Reynolds number aerodynamics are being developed by the Naval Research Laboratory for use in Navy electronic warfare missions. Two missions in particular require vehicles exhibiting high aerodynamic performance in conjunction with stringent operational requirements. The first mission requires a long endurance, low speed, low altitude vehicle, while the second mission requires a vehicle designed for short endurance, low speed, and low altitude.