Steadicopter Black Eagle 50

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Tactical family of UAS. Includes the electric Black Eagle 50E and Black Eagle 25E (no longer promoted), the hybrid-powered Black Eagle 50H for naval and ground forces missions and the attack variant: Golden Eagle.

Photo: Steadicopter

Lift type

Rotary wing

Assembly

Factory-built

Control

Autonomous

Engine type

Rotary, Electric, Hybrid

Application

Attack, Surveillance

Design & construction

The aircraft as engineered: what it is built from, the systems it flies with, and its configuration — each box a theme.

Airframe & structure

Primary structure

Composite

Landing gear

Skids

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Systems & avionics

Flight controls

Full FBW digital

Autopilot

3-axis

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Configuration & certification

Rotor configuration

Single main + tail

Certification

Military

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Steadicopter Black Eagle 50	2009 /		Rotary UAV, includes Black Eagle 50E & Black Eagle 50H.
Steadicopter Golden Eagle	2022 /		Attack variants, includes Golden Eagle LS (Light Strike), and Golden Eagle HS (Heavy Strike).

Airframer

Steadicopter

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