AIRCRAFT PROGRAM
| Lift type | Fixed wing | ||
| Construction type | Factory-built | ||
| Control type | Piloted, Autonomous | ||
| Engine type | Piston | ||
| Application | Search & Rescue, Surveillance, Touring, Utility | ||
| Final assembly | Strausberg | ||
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Single piston motor glider with retractable nose mounted propeller. Developed from the Stemme S10-VTX, and formerly called Ecarys ES15. Also see Safran Patroller.
| Variant | Launch/First flight | Production end | |
| Stemme ES15 | 1996 / 2006 | Surveillence aircraft, capable of being optionally or autonomously piloted. First automatic flight achieved in 2012. | |
| CADG Helix | 2018 / 2018 | Variant with added single (or optionally two) hardpoint(s) under each wing, includes improved Helix 2. |
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| Stemme GmbH | News | Manufacture airframe for professional customers only |
| CADG Aeronautical Innovations - Helix ISR | Airframer (Helix) |
Other aircraft programs: Stemme S12 Twin Voyager