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Swift Engineering HALE

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High-altitude platform systems (HAPS) demonstrator, designed to fly for 100+ days at 65,000+ ft altitude, with up to a 15 lb payload.

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Lift type

Fixed wing

Assembly

Factory-built

Control

Autonomous

Engine type

Application

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

Wing

Composite

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Systems & avionics

Autopilot

3-axis

Configuration & certification

Wing position

High

Planform

Straight

Tail

Conventional

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Swift Engineering SULE	2016 / 2020		Swift Ultra Long Endurance (SULE) HAPS with 72-foot wingspan, also known as Swift Engineering HALE HAPS.

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