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Aeros 40 Sky Dragon

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Non-rigid helium airship with two engines. Original variant 40B, latest version is 40E. In development.

Aeros 40 Sky Dragon
Lift type
Lighter than air
Construction
Factory-built
Control
Piloted
Engine type
Piston
Application
Surveillance, Utility

Design & construction

Ice protection
None
Pressurisation
Unpressurised
Flight controls
Mechanical
Environmental control
None-unpressurised
Minimum crew
1

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
Aeros 40D Sky Dragon / 20072014Five-seater twin-engine airship, derived from 40B Sky Dragon.
Aeros 40E Sky Dragon2014 / Enhanced variant with 1 + 6 seating, more than double payload capacity, thrust vectoring and near VTOL capability, and integrated UAS.

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