The BAE Systems Ampersand unmanned autonomous system (UAS) is an unmanned
autogyro technology demonstrator, first announced at the 2008
Farnborough International Air Show
The Farnborough Airshow, officially the Farnborough International Airshow, is a trade exhibition for the aerospace and defence industries, where civilian and military aircraft are demonstrated to potential customers and investors. Since its fir ...
. The Ampersand is based on the
RotorSport UK MT-03
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The RotorSport UK MT-03 is a two-seat autogyro manufactured to British Civil Airworthiness Requirements CAP643 Section T. New build-aircraft based on the AutoGyro MT-03 design are imported from Germany and completed to British regula ...
autogyro, with a sensor suite derived from the
BAE Herti UAV. It is capable of being flown manned, for flight test purposes.
See also
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British Aerospace aircraft
Unmanned aerial vehicles of the United Kingdom
Single-engined pusher autogyros
Unmanned helicopters
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