AirShip Flying Ray Submersible V5 vtol uav
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AirShip Flying Ray Submersible V5 VTOL UAVThe AirShip Flying Ray aircraft are vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The Flying Ray V5’s core capability is to carry a 15 pound payload of integrated 360-degree continuous turret-based Electro-Optical/Infrared & Laser Illuminator (EO/IR, and LI) sensors for still and video imaging. AirShip Technologies Group, Inc. and CTJA have combined resources in support of defense, civil, and commercial operations to enable the V5 for: 
Key new technology development objectives for advanced AirShip V5 variants include the development of
This small, multi-use UAV supports defense, civil and commercial applications for urban, rural, mountains, and underwater.
The AirShip Flying Ray V5 serves as a small form factor, multifunction aerial service delivery platform. The UAV takes off and lands from its physical footprint and requires no runways or capture devices. The competitive advantage of the V5 is its embedded dual propulsion of electric ducted fans and its internal Solar Turbine, clean tech compressed air propulsion. Flying during the day, it uses its solar film to recharge its ultra-capacitors and Lithium Polymer battery. At night, it relies on its lateral ducted turbines for producing aerial regenerative drive electricity while engaging the aft turbine to push the UAV with the sustained lift of its fixed wings. Top speed of the V5 is 92 miles per hour. The V5 substitutes the performance of much larger UAV aircraft at a lower price point, while conforming to the USA FAA required weight for flying in the US national airspace. With the UAV’s weight of 10 pounds and the added payload of 15 pounds, the V5 can operate up to 4,500 feet for civilian/commercial mode or 10,000 feet for defense mode. 
Once airborne, the V5’s lateral turbines transition to regenerative drive and generate electricity as the rear turbine moves from a horizontal downward pointing position to a vertical 90-degree position. At this point, fixed wing flight operations allows for lift and persistent long endurance flight. The AirShip V5’s persistent flight endurance works at a high performance level for months without fatigue. With its ultralight weight and aircraft glide loitering flight patterns, the UAV’s flight endurance is designed to fly aloft until the scheduled maintenance, repair & overhaul (MRO) point. The UAV’s three ducted fans are enabled by electric motors that convert electricity into mechanical power, but the lateral fans also act as generators, turning mechanical power into electricity. The UAV motors have only one moving piece — the rotor. The spinning rotor eliminates conversion of linear motion to rotational motion and has no mechanical timing issues to overcome. The V5 uses a phased Alternating Current (AC) Induction motor. AC Induction motors are widely used in industry for their reliability, simplicity, and efficiency. The V5’s turbines have two primary components: a rotor and a stator. The rotor is a shaft of steel with copper bars running through it. It rotates and, in doing so, turns the ducted fans. The stationary stator surrounds, but does not touch, the rotor and operates in the air or water. The stator has two functions: it creates a rotating magnetic field and it induces a current in the rotor. The current creates a second magnetic field in the rotor that chases the rotating stator field. The end result is torque and a magnetic field created completely from electricity. The ability to launch and land the V5 in and from confined spaces allows the deployment of the V5 in critical areas under combat conditions, off ships at sea, and on land vehicles in transit. With its onboard UAS functions and sensors, many deployment venues are possible. The V5 has the capability to deploy in rough terrain, launch from forward operating bases, and maneuver for launch and land from confined spaces. A soldier can pack the V5 into a backpack by folding in the wings over the airframe. The V5’s lateral ducted turbine assemblies are not exposed above or to the sides of the turbine bays. Only the anterior portion of the turbine bay is exposed for air thrust egress. Thus, the design meets human safety considerations. The rear turbine assembly sits rear of the aircraft’s mid-section with air ingress and egress in a vertical plane during launch and land.
Command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence (C4I) systems are the lifeblood of naval ships, military bases and the Army. While adhering to collision avoidance requirements, the V5 operates autonomously through its laser-enabled unmanned aerial system (UAS) and can deliver a superior real-time video field of view for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR). The AirShip Flying Ray V5 VTOL UAV can be configured as a “submersible” with an attachable pump-based ballast tank capable of launch, recovery, and re-launch from a submerged vessel, a surface ship, or ground-based launch. As a submersible UAV, the V5 provides all-weather ISR and specialized mission support. In particular, the combination of a stealthy aerial-to-submersible and survivable air vehicle provides for air and underwater search, detect, and visual acuity while introducing a disruptive capability for diverse extended missions. Contact: Ben Berry, CEO AirShip Technologies Group, Inc. 18522 Anduin Terrace, Lake Oswego, OR 97034 Phone: (503) 320-1175 www.AirShipTG.com Mailto:ben.berry1@AirShipTG.com Mailto:benjamin.berry@comcast.net 
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