Flight Operation |
Operational limits and ranges |
|---|---|
Maximum flight altitude above mean sea level |
5000 m MSL |
Minimum flight altitude above ground |
30 m AGL (landing) |
Flight time |
when legal permissions available |
Flight duration/autonomy |
up to 60min in *nominal conditions |
Take-off space requirements |
30 x 50 m with no obstacles in take-off direction |
Minimum suggested parachute landing surface requirements |
30 x 30 m |
General flight limitations.
Airspeed |
Label |
Speed limits |
|---|---|---|
Stall Speed |
VST |
11 m/s |
Best Endurance Speed |
VBE |
16 m/s |
Design Cruise Speed |
VC |
16 m/s |
Maximum Parachute Deployment Speed |
VPD |
19 m/s |
Speed limitation in the C³P software |
PROGRAMMED LIMIT |
23 m/s |
Never Exceed Speed |
VNE |
28 m/s |
Airspeed limitations.
*nominal conditions: ICAO STANDARD ATMOSPHERE CONDITIONS (15 °C / 1013,25 HPA / WINDS CALM), DEPENDS ON UAS CONFIGURATION / SYSTEM WEIGHT.
 Density Altitude Restrictions for Atlas UAV |
WARNING: On high altitude take-off positions (higher than 2500 m above mean sea level), on hot or humid days, always take-off in the wind direction with enough open space for safe climb. For more details refer to the figure Density altitude restrictions below.
WARNING: During the flight ensure LOS to the UAV to have good communication with the UAV. Flying without communication is dangerous and can lead to damaged or lost UAV. Communication is needed to transfer the terrain data and to activate the low altitude failsafe.
WARNING: Climbing to higher elevations must be done gradually. Climb in small steps (50 m to 100 m) to avoid overheating the engine and damaging the propulsion system. Between the climbs rest for at least 30 s time.
