Hydra Technologies Gavilán

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The E1 Gavilán ('Sparrowhawk' in English) is an unmanned electrical-surveillance airplane designed and manufactured by the Mexican firm Hydra Technologies. The aircraft is a remotely controlled unmanned aerial vehicle.{{cite news | first=Nurit | last=Nurit Martínez Carballo | title=Vuela alto el Politécnico | date=2008-08-13 | url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/sociedad/511.html | work=El Universal | accessdate=2008-08-13 | archive-date=2008-08-16 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080816014519/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/sociedad/511.html | url-status=dead }}

The Gavilán was unveiled on June 10 2008, at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) North America 2008 event in San Diego, California{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}. The airplane was also displayed at the Farnborough Airshow on July 14 2008.

Description

The Gavilán is a multipurpose reusable unmanned aerial system for surveillance. It's faster and requires less space compared to the S4 Ehécatl{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}.

The plane's main feature is that it does not rely on a runway for takeoff, making it easier to maneuver on uneven terrain by the help of manual control{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}.

The aircraft has a 90-minutes flight autonomy, and is controlled by a single user by means of a portable Ground Control Station(GCS){{citation needed|date=December 2023}}.

The system was developed by the Mexican Federal Government, Nafinsa and academic or scientific institutions such as CONACYT, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara and ITESO{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}.