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Aviation Instrument Technologies Inc.

39520 Aviation Ave Zephyrhills, FL 33540 813-783-3361. Aviation Instrument Technologies Inc. Wildlife Surveillance RPV. Who comes to us. Defense contractors US Navy USAir Force US Army General aviation and commercial operators Many individual aircraft owners Shops

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Aviation Instrument Technologies Inc.

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  1. 39520 Aviation Ave Zephyrhills, FL 33540 813-783-3361 Aviation Instrument Technologies Inc.

  2. Wildlife Surveillance RPV

  3. Who comes to us • Defense contractors • US Navy • USAir Force • US Army • General aviation and commercial operators • Many individual aircraft owners • Shops • Major rework facilities

  4. Major Contracts and Aircraft • C-5 • C-130H • AC-130U • P-3C • UH-1N • E-2C • Various Raytheon • C-2 • CH-53 • DC-9 • -80 • AWACS (707 airframe)

  5. Lockheed Martin CAE Electronics Raytheon CAE USA Thales Safety Training Systems Aero Simulation Flight Safety DynaLantic Northwest Airlines Opinicus Airborne Express Current Customers

  6. FAA Approved Repair Station T5DR944N • Overhaul/repair and install • Altimeters • Airspeed • Gyros • Horizon • Directional • Indicators of all types • Return to service under CFR Part 145 • Aircraft maintenance

  7. Aeronautical Engineering - Jim Stewart • Wide range of product design experience: • 3 complete aircraft designs. • Stewart S-51D Mustang. • American Power-glider trainer. • EAA Bi-Plane. • A very successful 1000 HP PSRU. • 10 years with Allison div. Gm. • Gained 3 patens. • 6 years with Pratt & Whitney military eng. Div. • Gained 3 patens.

  8. The S-51

  9. Liftmaster

  10. Wildlife Surveillance RPV

  11. DESIGN FEATURES SIMPLE DESIGN SIMPLE CONSTRUCTION FOLDABLE OUTER WING PANELS GROUND TOWABLE REMOVABLE PAYLOAD BAY LOW STALL SPEED BUILT IN PARACHUTE ( FOR POSSIBLE REMOTE LANDINGS)

  12. DIMENSIONS • SPAN…………………..……30 FEET • LENGTH…………….………21 FEET • HEIGHT……….……………. 8 FEET • WIDTH (WINGS FOLDED) . 8 FEET

  13. WEIGHTS • 1. EMPTY………………….600 LB • 2. FUEL…………………….150 LB • 3. PAYLOAD………………200 LB • 4. GROSS …………………. 950 LB

  14. PERFORMANCE • STALL SPEED @ GWT……….36 KTS • STALL SPEED @ 0 FUEL…….33 KTS • CRUISE SPEED…………...……68 KTS • ENDURANCE…………………. 8 HRS • SERVICE CEILING………….18,000 FT

  15. Top View

  16. Side View

  17. Front View

  18. Costs • Purchase Price $89,000 • Operating Costs $50.00/ Hour

  19. Surveillance Payload

  20. Several Options Available • Different cameras and companies to chose from • Zooms • Day light • Thermal • Broadcast quality video • Real-time telemetry packages • Cost ranging from 300K to over a 1 million

  21. Control System Capabilities • Fully Autonomous Capability • Waypoints • Orbit Patterns • Loss-of-Link and Return-to-Base • Real-Time Route Planning / Route Editing Capability • Simplified Manual Control Capability • Horizontal Turn Rate Steering • Vertical Climb / Decent Rate Steering • Sensor Slave Control Steering (integration of sensor payload with automatic control system) • Preprogrammed Maneuver Library • Vertical, Horizontal, and Speed profiles

  22. The Team • Dave Teichman, General Manager • Jim Stewart, lead airframe design • Grahame Gates, lead aero dynamist • Director advanced engineering at Piper • Miles aircraft • Rockwell • Joe Martin lead structural design • Fairchild C-119 design team • Structures professor Embry riddle university • FAA DER • Finite element analysis S-51 • Geneva Aerospace • Sensors and Control

  23. Production Capability • Specialize in short runs • System wiring • Populate circuit boards • Aircraft Assembly • Prototype Machining • Airframe component Mfg • Component testing

  24. Our Facilities • Conveniently located on an Airport (ZPH) • 10,000 square feet of shop and office space • Upper deck expansion completed in May 01 • Two T-hangers; tie down for twenty aircraft • 75’ x 75’ high bay insulated hanger. • 10,000 Expansion at the end of 02

  25. Dawn at our Facility

  26. Our New Facilities

  27. Aerial View of Facilities

  28. Quality Control • Governed by our Inspection Procedures Manual (IPM) • Documented and approved (by the FAA) process • Organization • Calibration system • Incoming parts inspection • Tractability of parts and Certificates of Conformance • In-process inspections • Final inspection

  29. Quality Control • Review design against Customer Specification • Inspect/test incoming parts • Test sub-assemblies (i.e. circuit boards) • Document final test results against TP • Specialized test equipment

  30. Why AITI • Multitude of existing designs to draw from • Specialized and dedicated facility • Rapid turn-around • Designed to Customer’s requirements • Experienced staff

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