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Transformative VTOLJohn W. Piasecki, President & CEO

Piasecki Aircraft Corp.

5th Annual AHS Transformative Vertical Flight Workshop18 January 2018

Capabilities & ValuesCulture of Innovation

Multi-Disciplined Engineering

Rapid Prototyping & Fabrication

Cost Effective Testing & Validation Methods

Requirements & Concept Development

Affordable Experimental Flight Test

Dedication & Teamwork

Agile R&D Program Management

National Medal of Technology

CMCM--UAV CONOPSUAV CONOPSAutonomous terrain avoidance

Load LSTAT/patient and Command

GO HOME

Input GPS destination, and Command GO

Autonomous collision avoidance

Load LSTAT/patient and Command

GO TO SHIP

Autonomous transit from medical unit, to pick-up point, and back using GPS and Nav beacon

Autonomous homing on shipboard NavBeacon

Land on deck

Autonomous landing

CONOPS, Design and Trade Studies

Boeing Performance Excellence Award

ISO9001 & AS9100 Certified Company

Air Vehicle Integrated Design, Analysis &

Simulation

Composites, Precision Machining, Sheet Metal, Welding, and Assembly

Proven Flight Test Methods & Processes

Propulsion, Structures, Aero, and Controls Testing

75 years of Innovation, Discipline, Agility, and Perseverance

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• Need for Advanced VTOL Performance

• Software enabled systems allow novel concepts

• Exponential growth in UAV use and acceptance

• DoD Third Offset Strategy: More with Less

• Innovative engagement of non-traditional aerospace companies (Google, Amazon, Uber)

Strategic Trends

SECOND STREET WEST ESSINGTON, PA 19029 (610) 521-5700DoD Rotorcraft & UAS ChallengesSafety & Survivability

Lengthy Development TimelinesV-22 Osprey

22 Years to IOC

RAH-66 Comanche25 Years to Cancellation

Rotorcraft: A Leading Loss of Life in OEF/OIF Oct’01 – Dec’13:

625 Americans / 419 Rotorcraft / >$6Billion

Mishap Rate 4-10X’s Higher than SecDef Goal

Concurrent Modernization

JMR TD Tech Dev EMD Production

S&TDemos

PoR?

Current Fleet

Future VTOL UAS

Declining Funding

Existing FleetSustainedThru 2070

FVL-MIOC

FVLAoA

FY14 FY17 FY34+20yrsFuture Vertical Lift

Vertical Maneuver To Operational Depths

6K/95F

FVLRequirement

Inadequate Operational Reach & Reaction

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Autonomous advanced VTOL can address many of these challenges

Expeditionary & Distributed Ops Complex Terrain

Logistics Footprint & Operating CostAsymmetric Threats

Declining Funding

Operational Energy

Mega-Cities

Mountains

Ship To Objective Maneuver

Sea Level

6K’/95F

> 110 nm

DoD Operating Environment

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On Demand Future Air Transportation

On Demand Mobility Urban Operations

Autonomous LogisticsVTOL UAS

Emerging VTOL Opportunities

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On Demand Future Air Transportation

Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System (ARES)

Modular Multi-Mission VTOL

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Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System (ARES)

Autonomous orOptionally Piloted

Multi-Mission Modularity

Modular Teaming

Right Sized forSmall Unit Support

VTOL & Shipboard Compatible

VTOL

SmallDeck

Wingborne Flight Performance

CeilingEndurance

SpeedRange

Ducts’ Small Footprint Increases Access and Safety

50’/39’ landingzone ARES107’ landing

zone UH-60

TacticalTransport

Cargo CASEVAC SOFInfill / Exfill

ISR/ RECON/Fire Support

Max Delivery Load to Small Unit

H-60 ARES

Payload

UH-60 LZs (100 ft)UH-60 LZs (100 ft)

ARES LZs(96% more)ARES LZs(96% more)

No Go ARES LZUH-60 LZ

Khost Province, Afghanistan

Address Peak Demands w/o Increasing Fleet Unit Cost

Autonomous Aerial Cargo Utility System

Common Flight Module

9Vertical landing

Vertical take-off JMIC delivery

Cruise fuel burn measurement

Handling qualities evaluation

Flight module Performance

Graduation Flight Demo

Artist’s concept

Structural Proof Load Test Complete, May ‘15

System Check-Outs

Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL) with GCS

Modal vibration & structural coupling

Propulsion Testing Complete, Oct ‘16

Subsystem Installs, Oct ’16

Final Assembly, April ‘17

Ground Test & Low Speed Envelope Expansion

ARES Demonstrator Development and Test

ARES Ground Test – January 2018

ARES Ground Test – January 2018

Targeted Benefits• Safety & Survivability

• Reduce Pilot Workload• Reduced Susceptibility & Vulnerability• Automated response

• Performance• Expanded Speed/GW Flight Envelope• Increased Efficiency• Improved Maneuverability

• Reduced Cost• Increased Productivity• Fuel Savings• Reduced Maintenance

• Damage Tolerant Control (DTC)• Reconfigurable Control Allocation• Autonomous Emergency Response

• Flight To Optimal (FTO)• Trim & Maneuver Optimization• Load Limiting Feedback Control• Redundancy Management

ADAPT Flight Control Features

Advanced VTOL Aircraft with Redundant Effectors

SPENN TATE1 8 5 5

ADAPT™ Flight Controls Research

RW Fatalities• 73% in Combat Theatre• 68% Human Factor Cruise Flt• 5x’s Higher Mechanical Mishap

Fatalities in Combat Theatre vs Non-Combat

Casual Factors• CFIT, DVE > Situational Awareness , Pilot Workload & Operating Environment• MANPADS, RPGs > Situation Awareness , CM, Vulnerability, and Crashworthiness

OSD Rotorcraft Safety & Survivability Study (‘09)RW Losses• 19% Hostile Action• 41% Combat Non-Hostile• 40% Non-Combat• Mishap Rate 4-10X’s Higher

Sec Def / Congressional Goal

Damage Tolerant Controls Identified as a Top Priority S&T Focus

PIASECKI AIRCRAFT PROPRIETARY COMPETITION SENSITIVE INFORMATIONUse or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of Briefing 890-X-1-4.

PIASECKI AIRCRAFT PROPRIETARY COMPETITION SENSITIVE INFORMATIONUse or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of Briefing 890-X-1-4.Safety & time to certification are significant discriminators

eVTOL Design StudyDesign Mission:

High Value / Time Certain Distribution

Key Risks Low Cost Rapid Prototyping

Configuration Trade Studies• 25 configurations down-selected to 5 then to 1 • Must close mission within given GW limit• Safety & Certifiability• Simplicity & Reliability• Development Time, Cost & Risk• Design flexibility, future growth• Cost Effective

• Weight & L/D Margin and Configuration • Battery Power Density Modular Hybrid• Autonomous Ops in NAS Optionally Piloted• Safety Inherent to Design & Redundancy• Reliability Simplicity & Design Criteria • Certification Baseline & Spiral Insertion

“There's a lot more to do... and you out there who are doing it... The future is bright... It's your future... Be there!!”

Frank Nicholas Piasecki (1919-2008)March 9, 2005Smithsonian National Air and Space MuseumLifetime Achievement Award Ceremony