What is AVRO352?

Airborne over White Sands and shown as a multirotor moving at a massive 4 knots at 2500’m right now!

There is a letter B in there, is that a clue?

I suspect this is HAPS, and with the AVRO callsign from BAE, possibly the PHASA 35, maybe it is off on a long jaunt. But what would I know?

Just looked at FlightAware and they have it climbing to 20,000 metres and steadily coming back down now. Take off Sunday afternoon and looks to be heading into land.

Looks a touch breezy to me

The PHASA-35 is a High-Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by BAE Systems in collaboration with Prismatic. Designed as a cheaper alternative to satellites, the aircraft can be used for surveillance, border control, communications and disaster relief with the potential ability to stay airborne for up to 12 months. Developed in less than two years, the aircraft carried out its first flight in February 2020 and further trials are ongoing.

The PHASA-35 is a solar-powered aircraft with a wingspan of 35 meters. It is made of lightweight composite materials and has a payload capacity of 15 kilograms. The aircraft is powered by a combination of solar cells and batteries, and it can fly at altitudes of up to 65,000 feet.

The PHASA-35 is still under development, but it has the potential to revolutionize the way we use unmanned aerial vehicles. The aircraft’s long endurance and low operating costs make it ideal for various applications, and it could eventually become a standard tool for military, commercial and humanitarian organizations.