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Warfighting Lab guides creation of military's first unmanned cargo helos
Posted: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 9:39 am
Warfighting Lab guides creation of military's first unmanned cargo helos - Quantico Sentry Online: News

Photo by Cpl. Justin Boling
A detachment of Marines from Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1 in Afghanistan completed their first unmanned aerial system cargo delivery in a combat zone, Dec. 17. The unmanned helicopter moved about 3,500 pounds of food and supplies from Camp Dwyer to troops at Combat Outpost Payne. The helicopter, an unmanned variant of the K-MAX, completed the delivery in about an hour and a half.

Navy show gives sneak peek at new planes, helos
May. 10, 2010 - 06:52AM
http://www.navytimes.com/article/20100510/NEWS/5100379/Navy-show-gives-sneak-peek-new-planes-helos

The F/A-XX Sixth-Generation Strike Fighter is a concept aircraft proposed by Boeing. Both manned and unmanned versions could be available, the company says. (Boeing)

Drone Helos the Only Choppers on Display at MDM ’11
by JOHN REED on SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
http://defensetech.org/2011/09/29/only-unmanned-aircraft-on-display-at-mdm-11/

The only helos on display at this years’ Modern Day Marine expo at Marine Corps Base Quantico reflect constant need for supply and intel for troops on the ground – be they Leathernecks or GI Joes.
One, the K-MAX, is a battleship gray, cargo-carrying aircraft designed to fly sans pilot, though there’s a cockpit in place the event that human touch is desired or needed. Further along the midway is a small, sleek black Boeing A160 Hummingbird helo (shown above).
There’s no cockpit in this chopper, which is being used as a stealthy eye in the sky

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FARNBOROUGH: Cutaway & technical description: Defying convention - Boeing A160 Hummingbird
FARNBOROUGH: Cutaway & technical description: Defying convention - Boeing A160 Hummingbird - 7/12/2010 - Flight Global

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Kaman K-1200 "K-MAX"
in Shizuoka Heliport, 13 Nov. 2004
Kaman K-max walkaround

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K-MAX | WIRED



Lockheed Martin Delivers Unmanned K-Max Helicopter for Evaluation | Aviation International News

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Originally Posted by kach22i

Kaman K-1200 "K-MAX"
in Shizuoka Heliport, 13 Nov. 2004
Kaman K-max walkaround

It took a minute for my brain to wrap around how that setup works.









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Originally Posted by look 171

Wow, that's the 405 going north by the airport. When was that taken? Any info on the pic? I wish traffic was like that.

Check out Randy's Donuts!

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DRONE AWAY : Politically Injected

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Originally Posted by masraum

It took a minute for my brain to wrap around how that setup works.

The two main rotors would have to be counter rotating in order for them to eliminate the tail rotor like they did, right?

K-Max Unmanned Helicopter | The Future Of Things | Science and Technology of Tomorrow


Advanced rotor designs break
conventional helicopter speed restrictions
A fast future awaits for rotorcraft with coaxial rotor systems and pusher propellers.
ROTOR SYSTEMS

Intermeshing opposing rotor systems, as seen here on the Kaman K-Max, use 2 rotor heads with only 1 transmission. This system reduces weight and does not require a tail rotor system.

The transmission, engines and external loads are directly beneath the rotor system, making for an excellent external load aircraft. The intermeshing rotors turn in opposite directions, so no tail rotor is required—this allows all power to be used for lifting.

More speed, more lift, and no tail rotor.........................win, win, win.


Kaman K-MAX
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaman_K-MAX

The Kaman K-MAX (Company designation K-1200) is an American helicopter with intermeshing rotors (synchropter) built by Kaman Aircraft. It is optimized for external load operations, and is able to lift a payload of over 6,000 pounds (2,722 kg), which is more than the helicopter's empty weight. A remote controlled unmanned aerial vehicle version is being developed and is being evaluated in extended practical service in the war in Afghanistan........................

............The unmanned K-MAX is competing with the Boeing H-6U Little Bird for the Marine Corps unmanned lift/ISR capability. Evaluations of the two helicopters were to begin in February 2014 at Marine Corps Base Quantico.[29]..........................

Thirty-eight K-1200 K-MAX helicopters have been built. As of February 2012, 13 of these were not airworthy or have been written off in accidents.[7] The production line was shut down in 2003, but may restart if the U.S. Marine Corps orders more autonomous K-MAXs.[8]

Beginning February 2014, Kaman is considering restarting the K-MAX production, having recently received over 20 inquiries for firefighting, logging or industry transport requirements additionally to requests for the military unmanned version.[9][10]

ROTOR SYSTEMS



Boeing Little Bird
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_AH-6


The Boeing Hummingbird and Boeing Little Bird may have been transposed in that Wiki article, what do you think?

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Coaxial contenders for US Army armed aerial scout
Item by australianaviation.com.au at 2:01 pm, Monday April 19 2010
Coaxial contenders for US Army armed aerial scout | Australian Aviation

AVX is proposing to convert exsisting OH-58Ds with a coaxial rotor and pusher system. (AVX Aircraft Corporation)

Sikorsky's X2 LTH mock-up. (Sikorsky)

Sikorsky S-97 RAIDER™ Aircraft Overview


Drone Photos


Future Helicopter part Deux

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