UMAV HAS
SUCCESSFUL AIRFORCE AIRSHIP FLIGHT AND EYES NEAR SPACE
OPERATIONS
Port St. Joe-Wewahitchka, Florida and Auburn,
Alabama -- October 4, 2021 -- InvestorsHub NewsWire -- UAV Corp's
(OTC
Pink: UMAV), Skyborne Technology (STI), Research in Flight
(RIF) as Prime contractor, Auburn University and Gulf Coast State
College have successfully flown the prototype DATT MA 600
(Detachable Airship from a
Tether Technology) Hybrid
Electric Extended Range Airship under the 1St Phase of the Air
Force AFWERX (the electric prototype airship of the U.S. Airforce
AFWERX program prototype) contract.
DATT MA 600
With support of AFWERX, a United States Air
Force program, the four partners are now ready to manufacture the
250-foot airship and test a detachable airship from a tether (DATT)
as a cylinder shape aerial platform with new aerodynamic properties
for extended flight. Based on the new designs and capabilities, the
technology is expandable with its modular components to achieve
multiple altitudes. The DATT 600 airship is designed for a
15,000-to-20,000-foot altitude. The technology can be developed to
reach near space.
UMAV owns and operates the airport serving the
Port St Joe area and has plans to expand our airship/UAS operations
to create an additional business model(s) for the company.
Currently, UAV Corp. has started the design process to utilize our
DATT 600 to be modified to fly to near space altitudes up to
100,000 feet. This will allow us to take civilian passengers
on the unique safe experience of space travel at an affordable
cost. Our first stage is to continue and to complete the
testing of our prototype DATT 600 airship and start the expansion
process at our airship/UAV operations at our airport in partnership
with Gulf County.
Jim McKnight quote "We are more than excited by
the news of the successful test flights of the prototype DATT MA
600, Gulf County became engaged in the project early on by leasing
County's Industrial building to the UAV/Skyborne for their
fabrication facility and have followed the obtaining grant funds
for the roads and utilities to their proposed hangar at their
Costin Airport." "This news give impetus to their need for the
hangar, and we are pleased to report we are in discussion with
Space Florida to assist them with financing."
"At Research in
Flight, we are pleased to partner with Skyborne Technology and
others to develop paradigm shifting airship technologies, which
will lead to both DATT operation, and to an ultra-high-altitude
capability." stated Dr. Roy Hartfield
"We are excited to have had successful
test flights of the prototype airship as the team looks forward to
the build of the full scale 250-foot DATT MA 600 airship slated for
delivery in early 2023 with its remotely piloted capability and a
seven (7) drone launch and recovery system. With the new modular
designs with advanced composites and propulsion, near space at
altitudes up to 100,000 feet are not out of the question."
stated Michael Lawson, CEO of STI.
"The novel airship
capabilities being developed and operationalized by Skyborne
Technology and their partners provide a unique and robust set of
observation, communication, and data collection tools for Gulf
Coast, as we equip and implement Team Tempest," said Dr. John
Holdnak, President of Gulf Coast State College in Panama City,
Florida.
"After the successful control systems test, we
flew our prototype DATT 600 airship completing the 1st Phase of our
Air Force contract, proving the initial designs for our next
generation airship. Our success with the Air Force project
and the yet untapped near space opportunities creates a new and
exciting direction for our company," stated Billy Robinson Chairman
of UAV Corp.
About Research in
Flight
The company was established with the aim of
developing new aerodynamic analysis tools for aerospace engineering
applications. The nucleus of this startup is the FlightStream®
numerical flow solver that allows for rapid analysis of flow
results over advanced geometries. Research in Flight engages in a
diversity of design activities including engineering support for
aircraft, airships, Urban Air Mobility vehicles, and Distributed
Electric Propulsion platforms.
Contact: Roy Hartfield (roy.hartfield@researchinflight.com)
Website: www.researchinflight.com
About Auburn
University
The Vehicle Systems, Dynamics, and Design
Laboratory (VSDDL), part of the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Auburn
University, focuses on
sizing, performance analysis, and flight simulation of novel
aircraft concepts. The lab has developed a vehicle
sizing and mission analysis framework applicable to
fixed-wing, rotary-wing, and buoyant vehicles
as well as multiple cockpit flight simulators for
performing piloted simulations of novel aircraft
and flight control architectures.
Contact: Imon Chakraborty (imonchakraborty@auburn.edu)
Website: www.vsddl.com
About UAV
Corp
UAV Corp (UMAV)
is a Research and Development holding company with a focus on
Communication Aerospace and Environmental Solutions. Researchers at
UAV Corp are actively engaged in solving transformative problems
for the government and commercial clients. We are working on a wide
range of topics including but not limited to advanced
communication, Airship and Drone Technology and low altitude
analysis of carbon dioxide (CO2) conversion, new energy processes,
biomass conversion, energy efficiency crop and mining
management.
About Skyborne Technology,
Inc.
Skyborne Technology, Inc. has significant
investments in research & development of Intellectual Property
and proprietary designs in areas covering semi-rigid and rigid
airship design, reverse-ballonet technology, mooring and hybrid
propulsion that have competitive advantages for both its Spherical
and Cylinder Class tether/airship designs. Skyborne Technology has
a manufacturing facility in Wewahitchka, Florida and owns the
airport in Port St. Joe, Florida for manned and unmanned
operations.
About Gulf Coast State
College
Gulf Coast and its
surrounding communities experience Category 5 Hurricane Michael in
October, 2018 - the 3rd most powerful storm to ever hit the
Continental United States. In
response to the harsh lessons learned during and after hurricane
landfall, the college began developing Team Tempest
- a regional emergency/disaster response team
focused on the utilization of unmanned aerial, aquatic, and
terrestrial vehicle systems to aid local governmental and law
enforcement agencies in their planning for and response to natural
and man-made emergencies. These capabilities, in conjunction with
other emergency management programs and training activities being
developed by the college and its partners, will ensure those we
serve and those we train are prepared and able to respond to
whatever comes next.
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INFORMATION:
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includes certain "forward-looking statements" under applicable US
securities legislation. Forward-looking statements are necessarily
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considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks,
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the state of the capital markets. There can be no assurance that
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reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company disclaims any
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Contact:
UAV Corp
OTC Pink: UMAV
Billy Robinson, Chairman
504-722-7402
brobinson@uavcorp.net
www.uavcorp.net
Deborah Cheek, Communications
Director
850-588-1747
dcheek@uavcorp.net
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