1

XC – 30 Dart:Strategic Airlift Military Transport Vehicle

5/29/2015 Upward Aviation - Han

2

XC – 30 Dart Specifications

5/29/2015

Engine Type PW2043Thrust 170,400 lb

Max Payload 300,000 lb

MTOW 732,482 lbCruise Mach 0.7

Upward Aviation - Han

3

Airflow into the Engine at 13° Angle of Attack

5/29/2015 Upward Aviation - Han

5/29/2015

Cargo Integration

4Upward Aviation - Han

5/29/2015

Cargo Integration

5

Optional Cargo UnitsM1A Abrams 1M2 Bradley 8

M3 Bradley 8Apache

Helicopter 2

44 Master Pallets

34 463L Master Pallets and 1 M104 Assault Bridges

Upward Aviation - Han

6

XC-30 Ramp Design

5/29/2015

Front Opening

Rear Opening

Side view of with Opening

Utilizing the wide fuselage, two wide ramps, one in the front and one in the back, are used to decrease loading time.

Upward Aviation - Han

7

Wing Structure

5/29/2015 Upward Aviation - Han

• 2 spars, foreword & aft

─ Al 7055-T6

• False spar for control surfaces• 32 stringers, 8”

spacing─ Carbon Fiber

Reinforced Polymer─ Integrated with the

wing skin; no need for fasteners

• 100 ribs, 24” spacing─ Al 7055-T6

8

Fuselage Structure

5/29/2015 Upward Aviation - Han

• Frames─Aluminum 7055-T6─20 inch spacing

• Stringers─Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (bonded to skin)─8 inch spacing