Aviation Instrument Technologies Inc. 39520 Aviation Ave Zephyrhills, FL 33540 813-783-3361.

Aviation Instrument Technologies Inc.


39520 Aviation Ave

Zephyrhills, FL 33540

813-783-3361


Wildlife Surveillance RPV


Who comes to us

• Defense contractors• US Navy• USAir Force• US Army• General aviation and commercial operators

– Many individual aircraft owners

– Shops

– Major rework facilities


Major Contracts and Aircraft

• C-5 • C-130H• AC-130U• P-3C• UH-1N• E-2C• Various Raytheon• C-2• CH-53• DC-9• -80• AWACS (707 airframe)


Current Customers

• Lockheed Martin

• CAE Electronics

• Raytheon

• CAE USA

• Thales

• Safety Training Systems

• Aero Simulation

• Flight Safety

• DynaLantic

• Northwest Airlines

• Opinicus

• Airborne Express


FAA Approved Repair Station T5DR944N

• Overhaul/repair and install– Altimeters

– Airspeed

– Gyros• Horizon

• Directional

– Indicators of all types

• Return to service under CFR Part 145– Aircraft maintenance


Aeronautical Engineering - Jim Stewart• Wide range of product design experience:

• 3 complete aircraft designs.– Stewart S-51D Mustang.

– American Power-glider trainer.

– EAA Bi-Plane.

• A very successful 1000 HP PSRU.

• 10 years with Allison div. Gm.– Gained 3 patens.

• 6 years with Pratt & Whitney military eng. Div.– Gained 3 patens.


The S-51


Liftmaster


Wildlife Surveillance RPV


DESIGN FEATURES

SIMPLE DESIGN

SIMPLE CONSTRUCTION

FOLDABLE OUTER WING PANELS

GROUND TOWABLE

REMOVABLE PAYLOAD BAY

LOW STALL SPEED

BUILT IN PARACHUTE ( FOR POSSIBLE

REMOTE LANDINGS)


DIMENSIONS

• SPAN…………………..……30 FEET• LENGTH…………….………21 FEET• HEIGHT……….……………. 8 FEET• WIDTH (WINGS FOLDED) . 8 FEET


WEIGHTS

• 1. EMPTY………………….600 LB• 2. FUEL…………………….150 LB• 3. PAYLOAD………………200 LB• 4. GROSS …………………. 950 LB


PERFORMANCE

• STALL SPEED @ GWT……….36 KTS• STALL SPEED @ 0 FUEL…….33 KTS• CRUISE SPEED…………...……68 KTS• ENDURANCE…………………. 8 HRS• SERVICE CEILING………….18,000 FT


Top View


Side View


Front View


Costs

• Purchase Price $89,000• Operating Costs $50.00/ Hour


Surveillance Payload


Several Options Available

• Different cameras and companies to chose from– Zooms

– Day light

– Thermal

– Broadcast quality video

• Real-time telemetry packages• Cost ranging from 300K to over a 1 million


Control System Capabilities

• Fully Autonomous Capability– Waypoints– Orbit Patterns– Loss-of-Link and Return-to-Base

• Real-Time Route Planning / Route Editing Capability

• Simplified Manual Control Capability– Horizontal Turn Rate Steering– Vertical Climb / Decent Rate Steering– Sensor Slave Control Steering (integration of sensor payload with automatic

control system)

• Preprogrammed Maneuver Library– Vertical, Horizontal, and Speed profiles


The Team• Dave Teichman, General Manager

• Jim Stewart, lead airframe design

• Grahame Gates, lead aero dynamist– Director advanced engineering at Piper

– Miles aircraft

– Rockwell

• Joe Martin lead structural design– Fairchild C-119 design team

– Structures professor Embry riddle university

– FAA DER

– Finite element analysis S-51

• Geneva Aerospace– Sensors and Control


Production Capability

• Specialize in short runs• System wiring• Populate circuit boards• Aircraft Assembly• Prototype Machining• Airframe component Mfg• Component testing


Our Facilities

• Conveniently located on an Airport (ZPH)• 10,000 square feet of shop and office space• Upper deck expansion completed in May 01• Two T-hangers; tie down for twenty aircraft• 75’ x 75’ high bay insulated hanger.• 10,000 Expansion at the end of 02


Dawn at our Facility


Our New Facilities


Aerial View of Facilities


Quality Control

• Governed by our Inspection Procedures Manual (IPM)– Documented and approved (by the FAA) process

– Organization

– Calibration system

– Incoming parts inspection

– Tractability of parts and Certificates of Conformance

– In-process inspections

– Final inspection


Quality Control

• Review design against Customer Specification • Inspect/test incoming parts• Test sub-assemblies (i.e. circuit boards)• Document final test results against TP

– Specialized test equipment


Why AITI

• Multitude of existing designs to draw from• Specialized and dedicated facility• Rapid turn-around• Designed to Customer’s requirements• Experienced staff

Aviation Instrument Technologies Inc. 39520 Aviation Ave Zephyrhills, FL 33540 813-783-3361.

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