Airborne Systems - Todd Cosgrove - Mission

Mission Survival
Next Generation –
SAR/CSAR Equipment
Todd T. Cosgrove
Airborne Systems Canada Ltd.
Customer Business Manager
Tel:1-613-967-8069
Email: Todd.Cosgrove@Airborne-Sys.com
Airborne Systems Group
Airborne Systems’ Mission is to design, develop, manufacture and supply
unique Air Delivery Systems, Products and Services for Aerospace and
Military Customers worldwide.
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Airborne Systems employs over 950 people and has an
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Airborne Systems Locations
Airborne Systems Canada Ltd.
Belleville, Canada
Airborne Systems
North America
Santa Ana, California
Airborne Systems R&D
Test Support Facilities
Yuma, AZ
Eloy, AZ
Airborne Systems
Europe Limited
Bridgend, Wales
Airborne
Systems
North America
Pennsauken, NJ
Airborne Systems
Headquarters
Pennsauken, NJ
Airborne Systems Canada Ltd.
Airborne Systems Canada Ltd. was established at Fort Erie in 1925
• Relocated to Belleville in 2001- adjacent to CFB Trenton
• ISO 9001 : 2000 certified
ASCL is the AS Group’s
• Controlled Goods Registered
Center of Excellence for
• Cleared NATO Secret
LSE/SAR Systems and Products
• Plant Size 38,700 sq. ft.
Canadian Forces Base – Trenton, ON
Headquarter for Canadian Search and Rescue
Aerial Rescue Kit (ARK)
was presented at HOC 2009 –
HOC 2010 Presents the GPS Guided ARKFly
ARK can be hand-launched from the ramp or
side door of Transport aircraft as a single kit or
up to four linked kits. The ARK system can be
deployed within a range of altitudes and speeds
and the System is currently in service with the
Canadian Forces on the C-130 Hercules.
ARK to GPS Guided ARKFly
ARKFLY
Concept of Operation
1: Dispatch Phase
Dropped from the aircraft up to 25,000 ft MSL
2: Flight Phase
Navigating from altitude to
the target “set up” release point.
3: Target Phase
First raft separates and is deployed
upwind and perpendicular to the target.
(250 ft of buoyant line connected)
4: Landing Phase
Second raft and sea anchor
deployed, AGU disconnected.
Survivor Path
SAR Mission Profile*
C-130E/H
C-130J
ARKFly
C-130E/H
3.5 Hrs out
C-130J
4 Hrs out
* Endurance Hours do not include Loiter, 406 ELT require min. time on station.
GPS Guided ARK Loads up to
500 lbs. of Rescue Equipment/
Inflatable Raft for 1-10 people.
Deployable day time and at dusk up to
Sea State 6 with +/- 75 m accuracy for
single ARK with Survival Equipment
and 10 person Raft, or up to four Kits
for (mass) evacuation with 40 person
Capacity per drop
CSAR Mission Profile
ARKFly
C-130E/H
Performance
Max Ope
Km/
H
Comparison
C-130E/H
3.5 Hrs out
Spead
Ea Way
Range
0
2000
C-130E/H
4000
6000
C-130J
Altitude
ARKFly
Max and Operational
Feet
30000
C-130J
25000
Glide Distance
C-130J
4 Hrs out
C-130E/H
20000
15000
10000
C-130J
5000
0
C-130J
C-130E/H
Km
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.
Airborne Systems
RAM-Air Parafoil and
GPS Guided Delivery Systems
GPADS Overview
Guided Precision Aerial Delivery Systems*
SAR/CSAR Missions
Transport
Aircraft
Cargo Delivery Missions
Fighters/ MPA
Aircraft
2K FireFly
ARKFly
SARFly
Completed
Currently in
Development
Development at
Testing 2009 at
Airborne Canada
Airborne Canada
In Service
with
US Army:
Airborne NJ
Contracts
10K DragonFly
In Service
with
US Army:
Airborne NJ
Contracts
* GPADS is Airborne’s product name for the US Military JPADS Program
30K+ MegaFly
Currently in
US Army Funded
Development
with Airborne NJ
ARKFly System Components
ARKFly
In Autonomous Flight
Delivery Unit before release
Airborne Guidance Unit (AGU)
Common User Interface Across
all RAM-Air Parafoil load classes
ARK Payload:
Aerial Rescue Kit
Remote Control Unit
Remote Control Unit with
Thumb Switches
for Manual Control
ARKFly Data
• ARKFly is a derivative system of
MicroFly, specially optimized for the
SAR/CSAR Missions
• Delivers ARK Payloads from 200 lbs
(90 kg) to 500 lbs (225 kg)
• Deployable up to 25,000 ft. MSL
with 25 Km Glide-in Range
• Same Remote Control Unit and User
Interface - compatible with the
USAF Common Mission Planner for
SARFly, MicroFly, FireFly,
DragonFly and MegaFly
ARKFly System Deployed
Retained
Drogue
Canopy
Slider
Airborne
Guidance Unit
(AGU)
ARK Payload
Airborne Systems
ARKFly and SARFly
Delivery Systems Functionality
Airborne Systems
Mission Planner
•
Calculates area of potential release points
given wind conditions.
•
Displayed area of recommended release
point allows for easier mission planning.
•
Shows potential failure area.
•
Linked to Google Earth Map for import and
export of target areas.
•
Optionally linked to AGU.
Guidance, Navigation
and Control
• To place the System into operation, the user
inputs the location of the Impact Point (IP).
• No wind data to be uploaded into the System.
• Upon Opening, the Airborne Guidance Unit
(AGU) determines its location and calculates
the necessary actions to fly to the target.
• During flight, the System
updates its location in three
dimensions at a frequency of
four times per second.
• Calculations are continually
made and approach patterns
are adjusted until the System
lands on the target.
Stand-off Deployment/
Autonomous Flight/Landing Accuracy
• The user can designate an approach
azimuth for the System.
• The System will force the landing on
the azimuth and compensate for the
ground winds on approach.
• The System when released at 25,000
ft. (7,620m) will have a stand-off
range of 25 Km.
• The landing accuracy will be
+/- 75m of the input landing
coordinates, as in this Sample of 2k
FireFly Test Data.
Airborne Systems
Operators - also deploying
Fighter aircraft and MPAs
for the SAR/CSAR Mission can use the SARFly Companion to the ARKFly
delivering a single Payload and using
the same Mission System
Evolution from SKAD
to SAR Fly
SAR Fly can be delivered from Wing Pylons or from an internal Weapons Bay
Unguided SKAD (Hard Shell Container)
• Maximum deployment altitude is 500 ft. MLS
• No Stand-off range
• The payload is delivered by Round Parachute
• Accuracy dependent on wind speed and the
SKAD release point
• Carriage speed 350 KIAS
• Deployment speed 130 - 300 KIAS
• Separate Heavy Internal (MPA), and Light
External deployed Fighter/Transport Aircraft
SAR Fly GPS Guided Delivery System
• Deployment altitude is up to 25,000 ft. with
• 25 km Stand-off range
• The payload is delivered by RAM-Air Para foil
• Accuracy +/-75 m from pre-selected Impact Point
– selected landing coordinates
• Carriage speed 350 KIAS
• Deployment speed 130 - 300 KIAS
• One common version interchangeable for Internal
and/or External deployment
LSE/SAR Equipment - Overview
36” x 20”
88 lbs
ARK: Air Rescue Kit - Single or Bundled
Hand Deployed from Ramp or Doorway
of Cargo Aircraft (DND Development 2006)
Applicable to all Transport Aircraft, standard Equipment for the SAR Mission
96” x 18”
200 lbs.
96” x 22”
700 lbs.
SKAD Light Weight: Unguided Survival Kit
Deployed from Wing Hard Point of Fighters
SKAD Heavy Weight: Unguided carried
Internally released through Weapon’s Port
Applicable to all Fighter Aircraft, standard Equipment for the SAR/ CSAR Missions
120” 60” 500 lbs.
ARK-MicroFly - GPS Guided Delivery System
Deployed from Ramp with single or multiple ARKs–
Next Generation alternative to the unguided
Heavy Weight SKAD.
Applicable to Transport Aircraft and Large Helicopters - standard Equipment for the SAR Mission
96” x 18”
200+ lbs.
SARFly - GPS Guided Delivery System deployed either
Internally from the Bomb Bay or Externally
From the Wing Hard Points – Next Generation
alternative the unguided Light Weight SKAD.
Applicable to all MPAs and Fighter Aircraft, - next generation standard for the SAR /CSAR Missions
Is there Anything more
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QUESTIONS?