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Aeryon SkyRanger R60 is a small reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed and built by Aeryon Labs of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The vehicle was developed between 2011-2013.

SkyRanger R60 (formerly SkyRanger)
Role	Miniature UAV Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Aeryon Labs
Designer	Aeryon Labs
First flight	August 2013
Introduction	November 2013
Status	Production completed
Produced	2013–2019
Developed into	SkyRanger R80

The SkyRanger R60 is a vertical take-off and landing VTOL quadcopter requiring no launch equipment. It can hover in a fixed position and weighs 4.2 kg (9.3 lb) without payload.[1][2]

Operators

• Ontario Provincial Police use the system for traffic accident reconstruction[3] and locating missing persons.[4]

Specifications

Data from Manufacturer[2]

General characteristics

• Crew: none
• Length: 0.6 m (2 ft 0 in)
• Height: 0.3 m (1 ft 0 in)
• Empty weight: 2.4 kg (5 lb)
• Gross weight: 3.3 kg (7 lb)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 50 km/h (31 mph, 27 kn)
• Cruise speed: 40 km/h (25 mph, 22 kn)
• Range: 5.0 km (3.1 mi, 2.7 nmi)
• Endurance: 30-50 minutes
• Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,000 ft)

Avionics

• High resolution, day/night cameras with optical and digital image stabilization and mechanical pan/tilt/zoom

See also

• History of unmanned aerial vehicles

Related lists

• List of unmanned aerial vehicles

References

External links

• Official website

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