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Ecarys Brochure Es15
Ecarys Brochure Es15
Ecarys Brochure Es15
WELCOME
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reconnaissance and research. for its Patroller UAV.
When your mission requires that The EASA Certified ES15 from
you have an aircraft that has inherent ECARYS is specifically designed for:
stealth capabilities, noise levels a Homeland Security
almost to the point of silence, requires ON MISSION
a Disaster Response
flexibility in range, ease of operation Case Studies show how the
and low operational costs, the a Law Enforcement
ES15 is being used by multiple
ES15 delivers. a Search & Rescue operators around the world.
The multiple applications that the a Geological Challenges
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ES15 can be adapted to are possible
a Environmental Protection
through ECARYS' three-section
modular design. Each section (cockpit, a Communication
mid fuselage and tail boom) can be a Entertainment
THE PLATFORM
An in-depth look at the ES15's
capabilities in operation with
the Dutch Police.
ECARYS FACTS
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APPLICATIONS
THE COMPANY BEHIND THE ES15 Discover some of the many and
varied uses for the ECARYS
ES15 aerial platform
a Established in 1984 in Berlin, Germany
THE ES15 from ECARYS
completes successful
surveillance, reconnaissance
and research missions
a Located at Strausberg (EDAY) airfield
a Highly experienced R&D capability
a Cooperation projects with Technical University of Berlin and others
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SPECIFICATIONS
All the essential information
a 60 highly skilled employees and vital statistics for the ES15
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PAYLOAD STEALTH
Up to 770 lbs of payload Near Stealth capabilities due
potential. to composite structure and low
cross section.
GROUND HANDLING
Wing removal takes less than NOISE
one hour by 2 people. Transport At 1000 ft it’s a whisper. At
via trailer. Highly flexible. 3000 ft you simply cant hear it.
STATE-OF-THE-
ART AVIONICS PERFORMANCE GLIDE RATIO
Bespoke avionics Engine - Rotax 914 F Turbo Glide Ratio of 1:36
suite according Speed - 50-146 kt TAS @ FL95
to customers MANOEUVRABILITY
specifications LANDING GEAR (AILERONS)
Robust Landing gear - able to High degree of manoeuvrability
THE ECARYS ES15 is a highly cost-efficient platform would provide customers with The 770 lb (349 kg) that the ES15 provides take off from a wide variety of due to effective ailerons along
and adaptable platform. more efficiencies and enable operators is sufficient for the majority of missions runways including grass. entire wing length.
Whether you prize endurance, impressive to customise as much as their missions and provides solutions for governments and
range, the reduced pilot cost, low initial require, a tailored solution indeed. agencies at lower operating costs that are ENDURANCE HARD POINTS
investment or economical operating costs, Technological advancements mean the envy of the industry. 10-hour endurance in normal Multiple Hardpoints for payload
the commercial benefits of this aircraft equipment is constantly becoming smaller There are many reasons to choose the configuration. Up to 20 hrs attachment flexibility - see
system are easy to see. and lighter. The ability to relay information ES15. ECARYS believes the strongest one is with long-range option. graphic below
ECARYS was created from a belief to ground stations now means that aircraft its engineering team and the capability to
that the modular approach on a proven do not require large payload capabilities. provide customers with a tailored solution.
BUILT-IN FLEXIBILITY
STEALTH (INSTALLATION POINTS)
Low infra red External Payloads above
signature, zero to centre fuselage, and four
low noise and low points under wings
radar structure (2 left and 2 right)
TOUGH,
RETRACTABLE
LANDING GEAR
Retractable
landing gear
for operations
from unprepared
airfields
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ON MISSION
ON MISSION
Q. Any downsides?
AEC PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF We've not seen many. As the first to
AIRBORNE SOLUTIONS SUPPORTING operate the ES15 small problems came
PRIVATE AND GOVERNMENT up in the early days but ECARYS were
always quick to solve them.
ORGANISATIONS THROUGHOUT EUROPE.
Q. What equipment do you
have installed?
AEC Support have operated an ES15 required to observe and not be noticed, one We have a Wescam camera along
since 2012 for a wide variety of important wonders how this can happen when you with a multitude of sensors and
missions. They use the aircraft for have noise pollution audibly viable from the antennas to talk with our ground
reconnaissance, surveillance, ship surveillance area. station in real time. Payload is very
monitoring, border patrol, agricultural "With the ES15 we are not noticed. It’s good and that's enabled us to have
surveys and law enforcement. incredibly difficult to spot from the ground redundancy in the system.
CEO Michel Versteeg chose the ES15 and even when we are working with the
due to its low operational cost, impressive military they struggle to spot us on radar Q. Do you fly the aircraft yourself?
payload capabilities and variety of payload due to the profile of the aircraft. Yes. I've found the aircraft to be a
fixing points. ECARYS' modular approach to "Even infra red radar finds it next to pleasure to operate, it's very stable
construction allowed Versteeg to specify impossible due to the heat from the and simple to land. It doesn't require
bespoke solutions for the wide variety of exhausts being directed upwards away high pilot skill levels which also has
roles AEC Support operates in. from the ground." an impact on the levels of staff we
“For our law enforcement and other Over the last four years, AEC have put require to operate it.
sensitive missions, the noise and radar 1,000 hours on the ES15 and its on-demand
profile really is exceptional," says Versteeg. times are impressive. “We’ve never had Q. How robust is it?
"When you compare it with a helicopter to cancel a job in that time frame," says It's a tough aircraft. We've had ours
or a twin-engine aircraft the difference is Versteeg, "which is another reason we see for over 4 years and it's standing up
outstanding and this means that we are the ES15 as an indispensable tool for AEC very well to the rigours of operations.
not noticed from the ground. When we are and our customers.”
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ON MISSION
ON MISSION
PLATFORM
CHOOSING A PLATFORM IS A
CHALLENGING PROCESS.
THE ES15 IS FROM A PROVEN
AIRFRAME MANUFACTURER AND
THE BENEFITS OF ITS DESIGN ARE
DIFFICULT TO IGNORE –
PAYLOAD, STEALTH-LIKE QUALITIES,
ENDURANCE, SPEED, EASE OF
OPERATION AND LOW COST.
THE ES15 is working missions around flaps across the entire wingspan. THE ES15 climbs to 7000 ft within 12 THE Avionics and Electrics are a A flexible platform – with multiple THE ES15 was designed to be
the world every day. When ECARYS This provides incredible take-off and minutes, putting its payload to use bespoke solution according to the payload points and sensor protection manoeuvred on the ground by hand.
designed the concept, modules were landing performance which – when and being mission successful. With mission requirements from each by way of an exhaust that points Its low weight is a major benefit and
taken from proven platforms and its combined with the speed brakes – 115 hp in the turbo charged Rotax customer. Standard avionics are upwards and away from key areas – ABOVE: Sample configuration with adds to the core attribute of being a
talented engineers set about how to enables the ES15 to operate from engine, the performance will meet impressive and state of the art and provides customers with one of the EO/IR camera system, a radar pod financially astute choice.
create payload and space to provide unprepared airstrips inaccessible to most mission objectives. An operating we understand that each customer cleanest and useful platforms on the on the fuselage and an additional The ES15 takes up a small area of
a flexible aircraft that delivers. many other aircraft. ceiling is certified to 16,000 ft. has varying requirements. The market today. tank mouse under the wing giving hangar space as the removable outer
The design is based on a 59 ft The tailboom section completes Depending on the configuration the Electrics are either a 1800 W/28 VDC ECARYS engineers have taken into endurance of 20 hrs wings reduce the wingspan to just
(18 m) wingspan and a retractable this special platform. Throughout ES15 can achieve between 10 and 20 generator or 3900/28 VDC generator, consideration factors required to BELOW: Shaded areas 19.9 ft (6.07 m). The wings can be
tricycle undercarriage which is each module the ECARYS hrs endurance. a 24 Ah/24 VDC buffer battery mitigate environmental constraints indicate mounting zones and fully removed for trailer or container
stable to crosswinds (up to 16 kt) engineering team can adapt and Burning just 15 litres of fuel per hour system and a customer tailored 28 on the payloads such as operational available space taking into transportation in less than one hour
and has a wide wheelbase – ideal modify according to the customers means that it is an incredibly efficient VDC electrical networkbus with temperatures, humidity, rain, account ground clearance and requires just two people.
characteristics indeed for requirements. and environmentally conscious sockets. ECARYS is yet to complete condensation, sand, turbulent The ability to put the ES15 in a
reliable ground handling The ES15 is a flexible solution platform. Financially, it makes a lot of a ES15 without customisation of airflow, vibration, acceleration, shock, trailer or container is vitally important
and flight operations. that really delivers. sense. Performance wise, it ticks all avionics and electrics. electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), for operational flexibility. It can be
The fuselage is divided into the right boxes. electromagnetic interference (EMI) moved efficiently and be ready for
three sections, starting with the Just as important as its maximum and others. operations in one hour.
hybrid composite cockpit module, speed is its slow speed flight There are hard points for payload ECARYS offer a 40 ft container
comprising the propeller and cockpit characteristics – at 50 kts it can attachment under the inner wings which doubles as field maintenance.
area. An array of avionics solutions perform 30-degree bank turns putting on both sides as well as on the
are available. you in control when you need to be underside of the fuselage. These are
Second is the mid-fuselage focused on a particular spot. served by separate power supply and
comprising a centre steel frame With full payload, operating speeds cable channels to the payload for
compartment for the Rotax turbo are as high as 130 kts and max speed heating/cooling ensuring the integrity
charged engine. The mid section is 148 kts giving ample speed to keep of the equipment payloads are not
comprises the cantilever wing with on top of a moving situation. compromised.
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PLATFORM
ES15 IN COMPARISON TO OTHER PLATFORMS * Sound levels calculated using the Inverse Square Law.
COST EFFECTIVENESS is an area in which the ES15 is endurance, is easier to operate and costs are significantly
hard to beat. From initial investment all the way through less. There are pros and cons to every aircraft, depending
to maintenance, fuel to pilot operations - the ES15 is a on the mission, but the facts for ES15 speak for
winning proposition. themselves. In the ES15, ECARYS offers a high performance
@ 4000
@ 4000
@ 4000
@ 4000
Against a helicopter such as a 135 the ES15 is faster, aircraft platform with outstanding core values, low fuel
quieter, has three times more range, three times more consumption, emissions and maintenance requirements.
0 18.3 43.2 80.2
db db db db
INITIAL INVESTMENT US $ MILLIONS AVERAGE OPERATING COSTS US$ PER HOUR
$0.5-0.9 $300
$0.7-1.5 $800
$1.1-3.5 $1-3000
$3.5-8 $3-8000
@ 3000
@ 3000
@ 3000
@ 3000
RANGE Nm ENDURANCE Hrs 0.77 20.7 45.7 82.7
db db db db
@ 2000
@ 2000
@ 2000
@ 2000
OPERATIONAL SURVEILLANCE DISTANCE WORLDWIDE
4.29 24.2 49.2 86.2
db db db db
AIR SPEED Kt
ANCHORAGE
MOSCOW
@ 1000
@ 1000
@ 1000
@ 1000
TOKYO
MIAMI MUMBAI
10.3 30.3 55.3 92.3
RANGE KEY HONG db db db db
KONG
TAKE-OFF DISTANCE & USABLE RWY SURFACES Ft
Distance operation Key: CONCRETE = C, GRASS = G, DIRT = D C G D
10 hours 1,350 Nm ABUJA
KUALA
MOGADISHU LUMPUR
CAIRNS
600
Aerial surveillance
operation 10 hours
including return 1500
RIO DE JANEIRO CAPE TOWN
MELBOURNE
30
3000
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APPLICATIONS
SURVEILLANCE,
COMMERCIAL
AND SCIENTIFIC
THE ES15's VERSATILITY ALLOWS
ORGANISATIONS AND UNIVERSITIES TO After two years
CREATE A BESPOKE SOLUTION TO SUIT of evaluating
THEIR SURVEILLANCE, COMMERCIAL platforms the ES15 FROM keeping an
beat all others to eye on essential
AND SCIENTIFIC REQUIREMENTS. become the choice
of the Polish
infrastructure to
tracking weather
AS COST EFFECTIVE.
SURVEILLANCE
SURVEILLANCE has become an important EO/IR SENSOR PLATFORMS HOMELAND SECURITY
and integral part of national security and The ES15 airborne platform is the ideal The ES15 offers a fast aerial overview
defence – whether that means patrolling aircraft for optical surveillance applications: and the chance to remain over the area
borders or tracking and monitoring monitoring, spotting and scanning. The in question to provide realtime video and
illegal activity. But there is much aerial platform is able to carry various types IR images for a better informed decision-
more to surveillance, such as tracking of EO/IR gimbal systems such as Radar or making process.
environmental events in an increasingly other sensors in underwing pods, or in the
erratic weather system, or monitoring vital front fuselage section. INFRASTRUCTURE MONITORING
infrastructure such as pipelines. The ES15 can be equipped with several Various sensors can be used to detect
The ES15 is perfectly suited to such communication links as well as antennae malfunctions in electrical power lines, oil
missions, combining long range with superb and additional external fuel tanks with a pipelines and other infrastructure. This
endurance (up to 20 hours flight time) modified fuel system (allowing for up to 20 permits the inspection of non-visible
at low cost. The modular design of the hours of flight). damage over vast areas.
ES15 also means hardpoints can be easily
adapted to suit specific mission needs – ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EVENT SURVEILLANCE
making the ECARYS ES15 a flexible and Many different tasks can be fulfilled with A quiet eye in the sky allows discreet
efficient aerial platform for operators the various sensors: event surveillance enabling security and
world over. Volcano activity monitoring monitoring to help direct assets on the
With it's extremely low noise footprint and Maritime pollution ground to potential problems. The low noise
low environmental impact, emissions lower Agriculture & fishing industry monitoring footprint makes the ES15 less intrusive to
than a modern family car, the ES15 also Wildlife protection broadcasters and event organisers giving
makes a politically astute choice. Wildfire detection peace of mind with zero disruption.
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APPLICATIONS
SPECIFICATIONS
ECARYS ES15.
RELIABILITY WHERE IT MATTERS
POWER PLANT
ROTAX 914 F Turbo
Max. take-off power MTOP: 115 hp (115 PS)
Max. continuous power MCP: 100 hp (100 PS)
Fuel capacity: 35.6 US gal 66.0 US gal*
(130 l) (250 l*)
Fuel consumption @ 55% MCP: 3.9 US gal/h (15 l/h)
Max. range (standard tanks): 700 nm (1.300 km)
Max. range (long-range option): 1,350 nm (2.500 km)
Endurance: 10 h / 20 h*
* Long-range option
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ECARYS GmbH
HEADQUARTERS
Flugplatzstraße 6-7
15344 Strausberg
Germany