Aircraft & UAVs

Primoco One 100

Also known as
  • Primoco UAV One 100
  • One 100

Primoco One 100 was the 100 kg first production model in Primoco UAV SE's One fixed-wing unmanned-aircraft family. The Czech aircraft was built around autonomous flight plans, short takeoff and landing, a sizable sensor payload, and civil-airspace certification work before the more powerful One 150 became Primoco's main certified military-and-civilian product.

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
Czech Republic
Type
Medium-sized fixed-wing unmanned aircraft
Service note
2015-2020s predecessor model to the Primoco One 150
Designer
Primoco UAV SE; primary designer Radek Suk
Designed
Prototype first flown on 2015-07-31
Produced
First serial-production aircraft flew on 2016-03-26
Developed into
Primoco One 150

Specifications

Maximum takeoff weight
100 kg
Payload
Up to 50 kg in 2016 company-sourced reporting
Endurance
10 hours in 2016 company-sourced reporting
Ground-control range
More than 200 km in 2016 company-sourced reporting
Launch and recovery
Short takeoff and landing unmanned aircraft
Engine
20 HP engine before the later One 150 moved to a more powerful Primoco 500 engine
Construction
Composite fiberglass and carbon-fiber first production aircraft
Transponder
Mode S transponder on One 100 and One 150 family aircraft
Autonomy
Programmed flight plans with automatic takeoff and landing support described in family reporting
Primary mission set
Aerial exploration, monitoring, industrial inspection, energy, security, agriculture, telecommunications, border-control, and search-and-rescue missions
Variants

Primoco used the One 100 designation for the original 100 kg production aircraft; later One-family development moved to the larger, more powerful One 150.

VariantConfigurationDesignation notes
Primoco One 150, Medium-sized fixed-wing reconnaissance UAV, Aircraft & UAVsPrimoco One 150Improved One-family successor

Primoco describes the One 150 as the improved/current version after the One 100 prototype and early production line.

Sources: Primoco Official Eight-Year Milestone, Primoco One 150 Certification Announcement

Timeline

Primoco One 100 Key Events

  1. Prototype first flight

    Primoco's 2023 milestone article says the One 100 prototype first flew at Tchorovice airport in South Bohemia on July 31, 2015.

    Sources: Primoco Official Eight-Year Milestone

  2. First serial-production aircraft flies

    sUAS News reported the first serial-production Primoco aircraft, serial number 001 and registration OK-X013S, flew on March 26, 2016.

    Sources: sUAS News Primoco Serial Production

  3. Civil Aviation Authority certification reported

    A 2018 sUAS News background article reported that Primoco received full machine certification for the One 100 from the Civil Aviation Authority in May 2017.

    Sources: sUAS News Czech Unmanned Aircraft

  4. Sensor and datalink expansion described

    Primoco's 2017 year-end reporting described One 100 certification, a 9:01 hour flight, LiDAR integration, and satellite datalink implementation for the aircraft family.

    Sources: sUAS News 2017 Primoco Year-End

One-Family Development

The One 100 anchors the early Primoco One family rather than current conflict-use coverage. Sources describe a 100 kg first production aircraft that proved the autonomous, runway-launched concept before the One 150 became the larger certified flagship.

Original model

One 100, with 100 kg maximum takeoff weight, up to 50 kg payload, 10-hour endurance, and STOL operation reported during serial-production coverage.

Certification step

A 2018 background account says the One 100 received Czech Civil Aviation Authority full machine certification in May 2017.

Successor path

Primoco later presented the One 150 as the improved One-family aircraft, with a 150 kg class airframe and subsequent EASA LUC SAIL III and NATO STANAG 4703 certification.

Media
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