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AEROSONDE  

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  • A small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed to collect weather data, including temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, and wind measurements over oceans and remote areas. The Aerosonde was developed by Insitu, and is now manufactured by Aerosonde Ltd, which is a strategic business of AAI Corporation. The Aerosonde is powered by a modified Enya R120 model aircraft engine, and carries on board a small computer, meteorological instruments, and a GPS receiver for navigation. It is also used by the United States Armed Forces for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR). (en)

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  • 2021-11-17 13:27:46.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts delete broader relation (null); add broader relation (AEROSONDE [6be3bc48-c307-4583-8357-34262cf8f35d,826338] - Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles [841ec82d-fdea-466c-8436-68ed93d6d6de,835885]);
  • 2022-02-18 14:18:01.0 [tstevens] update Definition (A small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed to collect weather data, including temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, and wind measurements over oceans and remote areas. The Aerosonde was developed by Insitu, and is now manufactured by Aerosonde Ltd, which is a strategic business of AAI Corporation. The Aerosonde is powered by a modified Enya R120 model aircraft engine, and carries on board a small computer, meteorological instruments, and a GPS receiver for navigation. It is also used by the United States Armed Forces for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR).); update Definition (Tad McGeer (25 February 1999). "Lamia: The First Atlantic Crossing by Unmanned Aircraft" (PDF). Aerovel Corp. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2008.); delete Resource (null);

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