Conceptual Design of a Small Hybrid Unmanned Aircraft System

Table 3

UAS classification based on mass, distance covered, altitude, and flight endurance [5].

Category; name	Mass	Range	Flight altitude	Endurance
Micro	<5	<10	250	1
Mini	5–100	<10	150–300	<2
Close range	25–250	10–30	3000	2–4
Medium range; Low endurance	50–250	30–70	3000	3–6
High altitude, long range	>250	>70	>3000	>6
Medium altitude; long endurance; (MALE)	>1000	>100	5000–15000	<24
High altitude; long endurance; (HALE)	>10000	>100	>15000	24+