OWER (MAX): 50 W FLIGHT AIRSPEED (CRUISE): 30 kts AIRSPEED (MAX): 58 kts ALTITUDE (MAX): 10,000 ft ENDURANCE (AT CRUISE): 90 minutes RATE OF CLIMB (MAX): 1800 ft/min RATE OF DESCENT (MAX): 1100 ft/min TURN RATE: 30 degrees/sec GLIDE SLOPE OR PARACHUTE RECOVERY: 4/1 DATA LINK WAVEFORM: Army sUAS DDL Waveform 1.7 FREQUENCY: 1625-2110 Mhz ENCRYPTION: FIPS 140-2 AES 256 PROTOCOL: MAVLink RANGE: 15km DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT The Nova line of fixed wing drones was Altavian’s first and flagship product.
The system was built for maximum endurance in difficult environments.
Early sketches of the Nova Block 2 envisioned a fixed wing drone with a single-piece chassis with v-tail ruddervator carrying modular sensor payloads.
| Domain | industrial |
| Applications | surveillance, mapping, agricultural |
| Type | fixed-wing |
| Engine type | electric motor |
| Maximum load |
3.7 lb |
| Autonomy |
90 min |
| Maximum altitude |
10000’00” |