Corsica

Corsica is a common project from ISAE - SUPAERO and ENAC. The challenge is to develop a mini-electric UAV able to cross the Mediterranean sea from Nice to Corsica (distance : 180km).

Specifications

• Span: 1.5 m
• Wing area: 0.21 m2
• Weight: 2 kg
• Cruise speed: 15 m/s = 54km/h
• Batteries: 3 lipo-cells, 21Ah
• Range: 250km

Performances

Corsica should be capable to fly more than 250km at its designed conditions. Only the batteries have been tested and are not as good as expected.

News

The manufacturing is in process and the first plane should be ready by the end of January. The first flight is scheduled at the end of February.