Thu, Apr 24, 2014
Additional Vertical Lift Motors Attached To Company's Existing Aircraft
Arcturus UAV has unveiled a new vertical takeoff and landing system for their T-20 and T-16 fixed wing UAVs.
Dubbed "JUMP", the system consist of booms fitted with vertical lift motors and rotors that are mounted to each wing to provide vertical lift for takeoff and landing. Vertical lift motors are shut off for winged flight and propellers are feathered longitudinally for minimum drag.
"This is a pivotal moment in the history of small unmanned air vehicles. JUMP is to UAVs what the touch screen was to smart phones," according to D'Milo Hallerberg, president of Arcturus UAV.
Seamless transition to winged flight is achieved by the Piccolo autopilot using Latitude Engineering's Hybrid-Quadrotor technology. All flight control is fully autonomous. Arcturus JUMP enjoys all of the versatility of a quad rotor while retaining the superior range and endurance of a fixed wing. JUMP fitted Arcturus air vehicles require no special launch equipment and do not require runways for launch or landing. JUMP can be easily transported and operated by only two technicians. Once on site, JUMP can be set up and ready for flight in less than 15 minutes. The company is accepting orders for JUMP.
"JUMP makes exciting UAV technology much more useful," says Hallerberg.
Located in Northern California, Arcturus UAV designs and builds advanced unmanned air systems for border protection, aerial mapping, search and rescue, and defense.
(Images provided by Acrturus video)
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