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“BOSS” CO-AXIAL VTOL-UAV

MARITIME SPECIFICATION

6 JUNE 2016

PROVIDING:

Surveillance

Tactical Wireless Commutations Repeater

Night Lighting Tactical Operations

Rescue of personnel and animals

Aerial firefighting: For rapid initial attack air tanker missions

Heavy Exterior lifts (mobile sky crane loads to 1,506.3 kg./3,330 lbs./ 1.5 Metric Tons

Sea Hawk SHN-X9 Surveillance Radar for detecting oil spills, advanced surface target detection.


THE “BOSS” HEAVY LIFT DRONE CO-AXIAL HELICOPTER: (VTOL-UAV)

“Boss” VTOL-UAV Objectives:

• PUMA AERO MARINE of Florida has developed an inexpensive, reliable, environmental friendly

CO-AXIAL VTOL-UAV (drone helicopter). PUMA AERO MARINE has designed the “Boss” VTOL-UAV for the public sector, with the possibility of some military applications, for protection, law enforcement, aerial firefighting, search and rescue, environmental protection, missions that require large sensor packages, sky crane lift duties etc. This can include missions that require large sensor packages, sky crane lift duties, agricultural, firefighting and search/rescue missions.

• “Boss” is design to be easily operated by anyone with computer gaming skills. The Puma VTOL-UAV receives its commands from a computer joystick and key board. The operation could be from any operational base, law enforcement dispatch center and/or mobile truck based unit. No Piloting Skills are required.

• “Boss” VTOL-UAV clients are provided with on-site training and support for three months. Training conducted by retired US law enforcement personnel.

Provides a rugged, stable, quiet, and cost effective, all weather heavy lift platform, to handle a wide variance of payloads. Puma Aero Marine’s “Boss” co-axial helicopter heavy lift drone (VTOL-UAV) is capable of performing a wide variety of missions for Commercial heavy lift, Law Enforcement, Fire Services, Search and Rescue (SAR), Surveillance and Mapping, Material Delivery to inaccessible areas and Farming material applications are but a few of these potential uses.

The “Boss” VTOL-UAV design is complete. Puma Aero Marine is now gearing up for dynamic endurance testing of a full scale transmission and rotor head with blades. The next stage is to build and complete test flying prototypes within three months af ter completion of the endurance testing. The prototypes and any initial production models will require approximately two months flight and support equipment evaluations and demonstrate concept, including actual tactical missions.

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QUALIFICATIONS

Puma Aero Marine (PAM) has accumulated nearly half a century of experience in Developing, Engineering, Testing, Evaluation and Providing advanced aerospace and marine vehicles . PAM provides unique solutions for a broad spectrum of needs in Aerospace and the Marine industry to include but not limited to the following:

Development of unmanned air and marine vehicles (UAV)

Sale, service and upgrading of business jets, airline aircraft and helicopters

Conversion of airliner aircraft, including conversion to business jets or air freighters

Provide Support Analysis PAM has accumulated nearly half a century of experience in Developing, Engineering, Testing, Evaluation and providing advanced aerospace and marine vehicles for clients around the world.

Since the 1960’s PAM personnel have been working with Sikorsky ASW SH-3 Helicopters.

ASW QH-50 Ryan Firebee Rigid Rotor Helicopter The autonomous QH-50 Co-axial ASW VTOL-UAV Drone Helicopters, Lockheed’s MODEL 286/XH-51A Rigid Rotor Helicopter and Ryan Firebee Supersonic Jet Drones while working for the US Navy. Presently we are providing engineering and equipping of rotary and fixed wing aircraft to the police for Tactical Operations.


In the 1970’s, PAM added design and engineering of large fiberglass motor yachts and aluminum water jet catamaran multi-mission fast Patrol Vessels. These larger aluminum catamarans (18 meters) obtained speeds of 55 knots and up to 45 knots in high sea states.

PAM advanced into Consulting Engineering in the application of the Pratt & Whitney and Ford Gas Turbine engine for the companies CHRIS CRAFT, HALTER MARINE - CREW BOAT DIVISION, BERTRAM YACHTS, EAGLE BUS, HYDRO-SKI INTERNATIONAL etc. PAM provided engineering and development of a number of improvements for the very efficient ceramic regenerative Ford Gas Turbine.

Provided Consulting Engineering in transferring technology from Boeing to Kawasaki Heavy Industries for the construction of 250 passenger steel hydro-foil ferries powered by Allison 501 turbines, under a licensing agreement. PAM provides unique solutions for a broad spectrum of needs in Gas Turbine Power for the Aerospace and the Marine industries.

Since the 1970’s, personnel have been working in U.S. Law Enforcement with POST Certifications (Peace Officer Standards & Training) in Executive Administration and Operational areas (Patrol, Intelligence, Training, Tactical Teams, Investigations etc.). Acted as a consultant with the International Crimin al Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) under the US Department of Justice with experience in African, Asian, and European countries. The ICITAP works with foreign governments to develop professional and transparent law enforcement institutions that protect human rights, combat corruption, and reduce the threat of transnational crime and terrorism.


Puma VTOL-UAV Overview:

A Co-axial Rotor System (double header) decreases the size of the rotor blades and lowers rotor speed. There is no tail rotor required so there is no tail rotor noise, leading to an ultra quiet helicopter.

The Co-axial helicopter is very stable and has lower rotor vibration and noise, making the Puma a great platform for Heavy lifting, Surveillance duties, and Aer ial firefighting.

The “Boss” has extremely low operating costs of about $185 USD per hour vs. $1,750 USD for a manned helicopter. Plus, the “Boss” is easy to set up and simple to operate for the “average person” with only minimal training required.

Agencies are beginning to acquire unmanned systems to perform reconnaissance , surveillance, work in Agricultural, fire fighting, etc. The idea of a small, low cost, autonomous, vertical take-off and landing, all weather air vehicle is particularly attractive for these types of applications. Also, surveillance or similar systems could be carried on police/coast guard craft and deployed at sea in almost all weather conditions. VTOL-UAV is used as a platform to perform reconnaissance using video and HD thermal cameras. The system can be utilized to emplace sensors and/or VHF/UHF communications repeaters for enhanced communications coverage between the personnel taking part in any type of operation. Further, it could maintain an over-watch position to provide long term surveillance and to aid in command and control on land or sea in hazardous or difficult to reach locations. The cost of operating this type of system will be significantly less than the cost of operating a manned helicopter, potentially providing grea ter availability and safety, plus versatility to operators or agencies.


Design Features of Puma Co-axial VTOL-UAV High Useful Load: The absence of a tail rotor from the Co-axial permits all of the engine power to be used by the rotor system for lifting purposes. Therefore, in comparison with a tail rotor configuration, the useful load of the Co-axial is higher. What about Multi-rotor configurations? The substantially lower weight and the lower transmission and shaft power losses of the Co-axial as compared to the tandem configuration gives the Co-axial a useful load advantage over the tandem or any other multi-rotor configuration. Safe Deck and Ground Characteristics: In cross winds or on a rolling pitching and heaving ship’s deck, or on the ground, the following make the handling of the Co-axial much simpler than any other type:

(1) The inherent torque neutralization characteristics of the Co-axial Rotor System eliminates dangerous inertia and torque effects, ground looping and cross wind effects during quick starts and stops of the rotor system.

(2) The use of the semi-rigid rotor system assures freedom from ground resonance

(3) The automatic gust locks in the Co-axial Rotor System prevent blade flapping at low rpm Low Empty Weight: The feature that makes the fuselage independent of the lifting system dynamics permits the design of the fuselage to be strictly functional as related to mission requirements. Accordingly, the size of the co-axial rotor system fuselage for the same useful load is smaller than any other type and structurally simpler, resulting in lower fuselage weight. Consider these other weight savings:

(1) The weight of the Co-axial transmission system for a given horsepower is lighter than the total weight of the two or more transmissions systems utilized in either an anti-torque tail rotor or tandem rotor configurations.

(2) The total blade area of the Co-axial Rotor is essentially equal to the blade areas of the main rotor of a comparable single rotor and it is slightly higher as compared to other multi-rotor systems.

(3) The total weight of the fuselage, transmission, and rotor system of the Co-axial Rotor Helicopter is found to be slightly lower than that of an equivalent engine horsepower of a tail rotor configuration and substantially lower than that of the tandem or other multi-rotor configurations.


Complete Symmetry of the Rotor System: The symmetry of the Co-axial Rotor System permits the same aerodynamic efficiency and controllabil ity for flight in any direction a feature only found in the co-axial system. Simplified Rotor System: The Co-axial utilizes the semi-rigid type of rotor system without the need for use of mechanical stabilizing devices, thus resulting in a simpler rotor system design and possessing excellent fl ying qualities. The simplicity of design yields benefits such as lower structural weight, manufacturing, and maintenance costs. In addition, this rotor system makes the helicopter free from ground resonance . The size of the rotor diameter in the Co-axial is totally independent of the fuselage. This feature, of disassociating the rotor diameter size from the fuselage, becomes considerably important in the lift capabilities of a co-axial.


Freedom from Control Cross-Coupling: Control cross-coupling exists in all other rotor configurations, causing control complexity, dangerous flight attitudes, and vibration. Lack of control cross-coupling in the Co-axial Helicopter yields the following advantages:

1. For translational flight along any axis, the movement of only ONE control is required; 2. Control along each axis is powerful, symmetrical, and unaffected by the controls along the other

axes; 3. Comparable translational accelerations in all directions are obtainable; 4. Precision handling ability with excellent control - even under adverse cross wind conditions. 5. Exact hovering positioning is excellent due to the symmetry of the Co-axial Rotor System.

Maintenance: o Easier system maintenance, with "black box" or cable change out/swap program o Detailed diagnostic codes download to a PC for quick, easy troubleshooting

Overhaul Requirement: Major Components (Engine, transmission, rotor head & blades) require overhaul and/or replacement every 1,000 flight hours. (Approximate cost is $60,000 USD or $60.00 USD per hour of operat ion).

Training: Training for the VTOL-UAV operators with be conducted onsite utilizing a PC based computer. The VTOL-UAV operators must have a working knowledge of PC based computer skills.

Training for the VTOL-UAV maintenance crews on how to maintain and repair the VTOL-UAV and her major components in the classroom and through on the job training. Maintenance crews must have a working knowledge of PC based computers.

Warranty: All fabrication work unconditionally guaranteed for 12 months. Installed equipment by Manufacture's Standard Warranty guaranteed for 500 hours of flight.

Support: Provisions made to provide tools and equipment to support the VTOL-UAV operation. All specialty tools and maintenance manuals to include but not limited to operational flight software provision for particular missions.


“BOSS” SPECIFICATION * Simple to Operate: Heavy Lift Drone Co-axial Helicopter at “Very Low Cost” * Fuselage Reinforced Kevlar hand-lay up vacuum infused * Rotor: 2 X 4 bladed co-axial rotor system with 204cm by 3.65 meter blades * Blades: Extruded-aluminum asymmetrical rotor blades: (8-H-12 Airfoil) by

Vortech Inc. * Endurance – 4 hour mission capability * Fuel: Regular grade min 92 RON or AV-GAS 100LL - Capacity 151.4 liters (40 US gallons) * Operating speed zero to 75 knots * Data Link Range – line of sight from any repeater * Power – “Ford” Roush 5.0L RSC Coyote engine 3 Supercharger with up to 600 HP 546 FT/LB of torque. * Normal operating RPMs 5,200 providing 489 hp/lb ft of torque. * Very Quiet rotor system and engine * Augmenter exhaust system helps cool exhaust and engine compartment, reducing engine noise and lowering the

total heat signature. * Auto Pilot – Micro Pilot Heli Provides:

Fly by wire GPS sensing Terrain Awareness & Warning System (CAS) Collision Avoidance System (TAWS) PID feedback loops for camera stabilization

Dimension:

Length overall: 8.38 meters (27’ 6”)

Body Length: 7.77 meters (25’ 6”)

Height overall: 2.89 meters (9’ 6”)

Headroom below blades: 2.05 meters (6’ 9”)

Rotor Diameter: 7.77 meters (25’ 6”)

Landing skid width: 1.90 meters (6’ 3”)


Weights and Capcity: Current estimated empty wt: 605.7 kg. (1,335 lbs.) Gross takeoff wt: 2,137.9 kg. (4,712 lbs.) @ sea level /ISA +20c Payload full fuel 1,379.3 kg. (3,040 lbs) 1.37 Metric Tons External Payload 2 hours of Fuel 1,506.3 kg./3,330 lbs./ 1.5 Metric Tons Fuel 40 US gallons (4 hours + 24 hours w/hopper tank) 108.8 kg. (240 lbs) Internal hopper tank capacity: 990.9 liters (262 US gallons) Note: Hovering Performance in-ground effect 14,800 ft

THE MAJOR SYSTEMS:

Powered By: “Ford” Roush 5.0L RSC Coyote engine, Supercharged a modern 5.0L 32-valve DOHC V-8 that uses advanced features like Twin Independent Variable Camshaft Timing (Ti-VCT) to deliver big power. The Roush 5.0L RSC Coyote is built with Mahle forged pistons and Manley H-beam connecting rods with ARP2000 bolts to meet the demands of rigorous use. The supercharger a ROUSH R2300s features Eaton's TVS technology rotating assembly that delivers more power and better fuel economy in a smaller package for uncompromising performance.

This lightweight aluminum 5.0 block features an 11.0:1 compression ratio and puts out an impressive 600 horsepower and 546 FT/LB of torque. The Roush 5.0L RSC Coyote engine includes the following:

• Twin 60mm “fly by wire” throttle body Limiting RPMs to 5,400 & torque 480 FT/LB

• Cold air induction system • High flow fuel rail with 47lb injectors • Large 12 quart rear sump oil pan with high performance billet steel oil pump. • Economical fuel consumption: 70-80% cruise power typically 33.87 liter (8.95 gals) per hour • 4 Valve Per Cylinder Boss Fully CNC ported aluminum heads

Roller-finger camshaft followers Low levels of vibration and Low Noise level.

• Electrical System: 28VDC / 65 amp alternator .


Optimal Main Rotor Transmission Design:

In a co-axial configuration, the inherent feature of splitting the power input into two paths results in a transmission design internally-balanced, compact and capable of handling greater horsepower input than any other configuration.

The symmetry of the rotor system and the transmission reduces, approximately by one half, the total numbers of individual components.

The spiral bevel gears forged from 8620 gear steel and heat treated is an important component on co-axial rotorcraft drive systems. These components are required to operate at high speeds, high loads, and for a large number of load cycles. In this application, spiral bevel gears are used to redirect the shaft output from the “Boss” engine to the vertical rotors.

Autopilot:

MicroPilot's Helicopter Drone Autopilot provides extraordinary user definability.

Integrated GPS (including GPS receiver, gyros, all sensors and GPS antenna)

Autonomous takeoff and landing supported by AGL

User definable PID feedback loops (for camera stabilization etc)

RPV and UAV modes

Change altitude at waypoint, change airspeed at waypoint

User definable holding patterns

User definable error handlers (loss of GPS, low battery etc.)

Equipped with an ultrasonic altitude sensor, supports autonomous takeoff and landing

150 mips RISC processor accommodates your current needs and tomorrow's requirements

GPS waypoint navigation with altitude and airspeed hold

Powerful command set

Fully integrated with 3-axis gyros/accelerometers, GPS, pressure altimeter, pressure airspeed sensors, all on a single circuit board

Extensive data logging and telemetry collects the data you need

Includes HORIZONmp ground control software. .


EQUIPMENT INCLUDED

Transponder: Sagetech XPS-TR50 Mode-S, ADS-B out Transponder

High Intensity LED Flood Lighting: The high intensity LED flood lights produce 860 lumens each are arranged in two rows and paired with high purity optics to produce a 20 degree spread spot beam approximately 228 meter (750’) long by 23 meter (75’) wide.

Operator’s Camera Operator’s POV (Point of View) camera mounted in the nose, a fixed day and night camera.

Thermal Night Vision Technology: The MV-604CL system is equipped with an uncooled Vanadium Oxide (VOx) detector that produces remarkable thermal images of 640 x 480 pixels, with a field of view between 25.3° and 4.1°. Plus a visible light color camera and additional black & white visible low-light camera as a third camera payload. Having the ability to detect a man @ 4.26 kilometers (2.3 miles) with a target size of 1.8m x 0.5m and a vehicle or a small vessel @ 12.59 kilometers (6.8 miles) with a target size of 4.0m x 1.5m

Pan/Tilt enables you to continuously pan 360° and tilt +/- 90°, enhancing situational awareness

Active gyro-stabilization provides steady, long-range imaging — even in rough air

Radar tracking identifies and tracks specified radar returns, enhancing safety when visibility is low

Video tracking locks on and follows objects as long as they’re in view of camera

Picture-in Picture mode (PIP) displays images from two sensors at once, one full screen and the other as a smaller inset

Digital Detail Enhancement (DDE) assures a crisp thermal image, even in scenes with extreme temperature dynamics.

Ability to detect a man @ 4.26 kilometers (2.3 miles) a target size of 1.8m x 0.5m and detect a vehicle or a small vessel 12.59 kilometers (6.8 miles) @ a target size: 4.0m x 1.5m

See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3dpP0PNdIw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3dpP0PNdIw


VHF/UHF Communications Repeater: To enhance communications coverage between personnel taking part in an all types of operations.

Tactical Operations Recognition Lights: High intensity strobe lighting system (Blue & Red) to identify in day and night conditions that the “ BOSS” is on a Police Tactical Operation or mission if required.

Air to Ground LRAD Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD). LRAD systems can be used to counter piracy, as non-lethal crowd control weapons, communication device, acoustic hailing and siren device.

Interior Space The “Boss” has ample interior space to carry a stretcher or other urgently need support to a disaster zone, or equipment required to support a Tactical Operation. Access to this compartment is through large doors at the rear of the main body of the “Boss”. Note: This interior space is available if the interior auxiliary fuel tank is not used.

Cargo Hook: Talon LC Keeperless Cargo Hook: Design Load 1,633 Kg (3,600 Lbs)

Other Equipment The size and the power of the “BOSS” provides a platform for mounting almost unlimited types of operational/tactical equipment that an operator may wish to employ for aerial deployment.


Sea Hawk SHN-X9 Surveillance Radar: for detecting oil spills and Small Surface Targets • Top of the range displaying performance. • All IMO display features you would expect. • Advanced surface detection. • Small target detection features. • Oil spill detection features. • Polar Ice Navigation.

The Sea-Hawk radar SHN X9 is one of the most advanced radars in Sea-Hawk’s product line with extreme detection performance characteristics, and in particular in rough weather conditions. This radar is designed for users with very high demands for surface detection as small and low reflecting objects travelling at high speeds (e.g. RIB’s, Zodiacs, jet skies etc.), ships/vessels travelling at high speed, oil spill detection capabilities etc.

Typical users for Sea-Hawk radar SHN X9, on large High Speed Craft, special task vessels and vessels operating in congested areas, such as Straights and approach areas with special requirements.


Important features:

Extreme detection performance, also in rough weather conditions such as white breaking seas and heavy precipitation

High Performance Dynamics (i.e. its ability to detect and follow the smallest object/movement at the same time as detecting large objects)

Detection of small high speed objects (which often is “lost” in standard navigation radar systems, if detected at all)

Detection of small and/or low reflection objects on the surface

Weather protection / reliable operation / long service intervals / life cycle costs

Also designed for operation in Ex-zones (areas exposed to inflammable gases etc.)

Easy access to Radom for sheltered service/maintenance (bottom)

Anti-piracy detection is important also in windy conditions. In sea-state 4 or higher, small targets become even more difficult to detect for a standard marine radar. Unlike normal X-band radars, Sea-Hawk still provides detailed and reliable data during wind, storm and rain.

Superior surface detection: If you are looking for superior surface detection for your vessel, a polarimetric radar antenna should be your best choice. The Sea-Hawk radar is your future anti-piracy radar system.

Sea-Hawk polarimetric radars are multi polarized, resulting in far more detailed detection ability than traditional radar systems. Sea-Hawk can detect very small, fast moving objects and would therefore increase your anti-piracy capabilities to a level you could only dream about until recently


Different Targets These small and fast targets are obviously very different. It could be a skiff with a powerful outboard motor or perhaps a rapid RIB. In what shape the pirates materialize doesn’t matter. They appear on the screen.

Polarization is the key. The size, shape and distance of the moving targets of course reflect the radar signals differently. However, they all generate a wake, which you will easily detect with a Sea Hawk radar, before the target is detected itself.

Superior small target detection: If you are looking for superior small target detection for your vessel or for your offshore location, a polarimetric radar antenna should be your best choice. The Sea-Hawk radar is your future small target detection system.


All kinds of small targets: Small targets are obviously very different. It can be a person in the water, a life raft, a little fishing boat, a sailing boat, small fishing markers, driftwood or flotsam/ jetsam (like drifting containers with only one corner visible above the surface).

Polarization is the key. The size, shape and distance of the moving targets of course reflect the radar signals differently. The targets generate fluctuations in the surface. They also generate significant background clutter, in addition to the echo from the target itself.

Oil spill detection: Sea-Hawk Radar can detect Oil slicks on the surface, in addition to debris from shipping in harbours and refineries. A valuable essential for SARs missions to help locate downed aircraft and ships which have sunk by their oil slick left behind

Time spilled = oil spilled Night view – of course The image shows three oil slicks in the water. This was part of an exercise in the North Sea, where oil was deliberately poured to the sea in order to detect the spill, follow the spreading oil, and finally collect the oil.


Behind the scene If you are looking for very detailed surface detection for your vessel, a polarimetric radar antenna should be the solution for you. That is what Sea-Hawk radars are exclusively equipped with. Sea-Hawk can detect the surface within the radar horizon, displaying it similarly to an unusually detailed aerial photo. We bring radar detection to a new level, which was unobtainable until recently.


The surface is constantly changing. The Sea-Hawk radar displays oil and dispersants, lenses and small work boats simultaneously, thanks to the multi polarized radar and advanced display system. Polarization is the key. The varying distribution of oil on the surface and the different kinds of small targets will produce different radar reflections and hence, different presentations on the radar screen.

If we add windy weather to the scenario described above, with sea-state 4 or higher, surface detection becomes more important. An oil spill quickly becomes more hazardous as the oil spreads faster.

It has been verified that a polarimetric Sea-Hawk radar is able to detect anything on the surface at a much longer distance than a standard navigational radar. The reason for the polarimetric radar’s superior detection ability is the combined utilization of different polarizations (horizontal, vertical and circular), while standard navigation radars only utilize horizontal polarization. Furthermore, we are able to process the background clutter from the antenna, and the turbulence and fluctuations naturally produced by the sea.

In calm weather a vertical polarized antenna is superior for surface detection. The surface echoes are significantly stronger in the vertical plane than in the horizontal plane utilized in ordinary X-band radars.

We have verified that Sea-Hawk will detect an extremely thin skim of oil or chemicals, also in calm weather. Again it is the capability to use the sea clutter information that comes into play here.

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