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Hanga Talk Bell and Collaborative


Teammates Selected for 2020 NASA


Aircraft Systems Demo


Bell Helicopter announced a cooperative agreement with NASA for an unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) flight demonstration in the National Airspace System (NAS) expected to be conducted in 2020.


The cooperative agreement outlines the goal of progressing toward routine commercial UAS operations in the NAS. Bell and its collaborative teammates – Textron Systems, Xwing, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Center for Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere (CASA) – plan to demonstrate end-to-end commercial mission operations with Bell’s Autonomous Pod Transport 70 (APT70), which will include integrated command and control (C2) and detect and avoid (DAA) technologies. Collectively, Bell and its team will explore requirements as they relate to commercial transport missions for medical, law enforcement/parapublic, and offshore missions.


“Bell is proud to continue the collaboration of new VTOL UAS technologies to drive a path toward UAS certification and commercialization,” said Scott Drennan, Bell’s vice president of


Unmanned


innovation. “We believe the capabilities of our Autonomous Pod Transport, with the support from our team, will enable us to tackle key challenges facing commercial UAS operations today, leading to a successful demonstration.”


Bell will lead the design, development, production and systems integration of APT, while Textron Systems will supply command and control operations, Xwing will provide Detect and Avoid technologies, and CASA will provide weather avoidance technology.


Textron Systems Vice President of Applied Technology & Advanced Programs Wayne Prender stated, “C2 technologies can extend the capabilities of unmanned systems across platforms, domains and users. Having extensive experience in the unmanned industry for several decades, we look forward to bringing this perspective to such a highly capable team.”


Xwing’s Founder and CEO Marc Piette added, “Some of the key technologies involved here represent a significant step to the safe and widespread commercialization of autonomous VTOL cargo and passenger carrying aircraft. Xwing is excited to work with Bell, with the support of NASA and the FAA, to accelerate the path to certification of these systems.”


Apoorva Bajaj, CASA’s innovation manager commented, “CASA is excited to collaborate with Bell on the integration of low-altitude weather information into UAS operations. Precise information on location, timing, and severity of thunderstorm activity wind and rain will help maximize the time UAS operations can be safely conducted.”


Bell’s APT70 utilizes a tail-sitting electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) configuration that is capable of rotation and translation in flight to maximize its performance. APT70 is part of the eVTOL family of vehicles Bell is developing. It can reach speeds of more than 100 mph and has a baseline payload capability of 70 pounds.


The project falls under the Integrated Aviation Systems Program office managed at NASA headquarters by the agency’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate. NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, manages both the project and the solicitation and selection for the SIO demonstration.


For more information on NASA’s UAS Integration in the NAS project, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/ aeroresearch/programs/iasp/uas


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Sept/Oct 2018


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