RARE
MQ9
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper
Reaper
“The drone that changed modern warfare.”
General Atomics · military
Length
36 ft 1 in
Wingspan
66 ft 0 in
Max speed
240 kts
Range
1,000 nmi
Ceiling
50,000 ft
Engines
1x Honeywell TPE331-10T turboprop
Crew
0
Built
430+
The MQ-9 Reaper can loiter over a target for 14+ hours. Its pilot sits in a trailer in Nevada.
Fun fact
The Reaper can carry up to 3,800 pounds of weapons — more than some manned fighters.
How to spot one
Large drone with V-tail. Pusher propeller. Bulbous nose sensor ball. You'll rarely see one outside military airspace.
Crews call it
The Reaper
Sounds like
Single TPE331 turboprop — you can hear the distinctive buzz from the ground, but it's usually too high to spot
One might be overhead right now.
Bogey turns the Reaper from a dot in the sky into a card in your logbook. Coming to iOS and Android.
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