Medical evacuation at height: Heaviside tiltrotor proved to be effective
The US military tested an innovative development - the Heaviside electric tiltrotor. Kitty Hawk's project is intended for medical evacuation. According to the US Air Force Research Center, during the exercise, the tiltrotor performed an autonomous flight, implementing a variety of scenarios for helping the wounded. The work of the remotely controlled gadget was monitored by invited experts who highly appreciated the effectiveness of the gadget.
The search for autonomous technologies that could provide medical care, the American army began in 2019. The state has considered options such as ground robots, unmanned aerial vehicles and robotic ships. The main task pursued by the military was to find the fastest way to transport the victims to the hospital.
The most convenient adaptation for this purpose was the Heaviside tiltrotor. Created from high-wing drawings, it has a horizontal tail in front. The device performs vertical takeoff, landing and may be in hover mode. The gadget develops a speed of 250 km / s. The flight range reaches a distance of 130 km.
According to the developers, Heaviside is capable of performing the functions of an air taxi. The aircraft is controlled unmanned and remotely.
The first test of the effectiveness of Heaviside was carried out in 2019. But then the gadget was forced to make an emergency landing. The developers have encountered a malfunction in the battery charging script. The script needed too many resources, which led to errors in the on-board computer. At the moment, the company's engineers have managed to fix all the problems in Heaviside.
The tiltrotor was tested after Kitty Hawk joined a program called Agility Prime. The goal of this program is to develop technologies to bring aircraft to a segment free of infrastructure. This also applies to the runways.
Lovers of the sky and flights are invited to look at the section "Technique". There you will find quadcopters, RC helicopters, mini drones and other interesting gadgets.
The search for autonomous technologies that could provide medical care, the American army began in 2019. The state has considered options such as ground robots, unmanned aerial vehicles and robotic ships. The main task pursued by the military was to find the fastest way to transport the victims to the hospital.
The most convenient adaptation for this purpose was the Heaviside tiltrotor. Created from high-wing drawings, it has a horizontal tail in front. The device performs vertical takeoff, landing and may be in hover mode. The gadget develops a speed of 250 km / s. The flight range reaches a distance of 130 km.
According to the developers, Heaviside is capable of performing the functions of an air taxi. The aircraft is controlled unmanned and remotely.
The first test of the effectiveness of Heaviside was carried out in 2019. But then the gadget was forced to make an emergency landing. The developers have encountered a malfunction in the battery charging script. The script needed too many resources, which led to errors in the on-board computer. At the moment, the company's engineers have managed to fix all the problems in Heaviside.
The tiltrotor was tested after Kitty Hawk joined a program called Agility Prime. The goal of this program is to develop technologies to bring aircraft to a segment free of infrastructure. This also applies to the runways.
Lovers of the sky and flights are invited to look at the section "Technique". There you will find quadcopters, RC helicopters, mini drones and other interesting gadgets.
