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Small boom provides mass of air data

A SpaceAge Control product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Aug 11, 2008

Subminiature air data boom provides air data sensors that meet the small size and mass requirements of today's small UAVs.

Flight test engineers, avionics designers, and technicians can now more accurately monitor airspeed, altitude, angle of attack, and angle of sideslip on small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

The SpaceAge Control 101100 subminiature air data boom and customised derivatives provide air data sensors that meet the small size and mass requirements of today's small UAVs.

The 101100 boom, which is the world's smallest flight test air data boom, was initially used by NASA Langley Research Centre to support "refuse to crash" research efforts.

Two 101100 booms are mounted on an S2 aircraft, one boom on each wingtip.

The S2 is roughly equivalent to a 24th-scale L-1011 transport aircraft.

At 470mm long, 12.7mm in diameter, and only 272g, the 101100 boom is a breakthrough in miniaturisation with potential applications on vehicles of any size.

The 101100 boom features: pitot (total) and static pressure ports; angle of attack and angle of sideslip measurements; sensors with voltage divider outputs; a -65 to +125C (-operating temperature range; and mounting options ideal for small UAVs, very light aircraft, scale model aircraft, and lighter-than-air vehicles.

The 101100 boom is the latest in a series of small air data products now available from SpaceAge Control.

SpaceAge Control first focused on the UAV market in 1987 with the introduction of the 100400 mini air data boom.

The 101100 boom is shipping with a 30-day lead time.

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