| A proposal has been put forth to build a small | | | | with folding wings and scalable, for multiple uses. |
| floatable UAV Unmanned Aerical Vehicle concept | | | | A big version could be built for Navy Ship Rescue |
| to save drowning victims. The FFD - Flying | | | | or downed pilot, or multiple victims in floods. A |
| Flotation Device as we call it, would be flown out | | | | very small will be built for the beach rescue, which |
| to those in need and they would use it as a way | | | | would be low-cost as to not over burden city |
| to keep from drowning until rescue personnel | | | | lifeguard budgets. |
| could come and help them. | | | | It would not be a bad idea for Navy Seal |
| So far we have put a model together puffy | | | | Extraction not a bad idea either, these things fly |
| design with model airplane engine to see how | | | | to the beach, the Navy Seal folds the wings back |
| steer able it is, the aerodynamic issues appear to | | | | and now it is a water propulsion device? Many |
| be the easiest part and not a problem. All the | | | | thoughts and endless applications really, some |
| other components are available, GPS, servos, chip, | | | | might say even another component in the |
| canister inflation used on Navy Seal rafts once it | | | | net-centric battlespace. But the commercial |
| gets there. This will be a complete life saver in | | | | applications as well are completely endless. We |
| military or civilian use. | | | | have been getting some flack from the flotation |
| We have even gone so far as to design a pusher | | | | industry, they do not like it, as they feel |
| version, which can work in the water and the | | | | threatened? Not our problem, it is potentially a |
| victim can use it to get back to shore, by holding | | | | much better mousetrap. |
| a big red button. We will need larger propeller but | | | | In the future we will no doubtedly see these FFDs |
| that is about it really. The victims could simply use | | | | saving the lives of drowning victims, as it is a killer |
| it to go about 1/2 mile in the water before | | | | application for small scale lightweight, cheap to |
| battery was caput. Would like to base it on the | | | | build and easy to fly Unmanned Aerial Vehicle |
| design of the Skylark UAV survelliance plane, but | | | | technologies. Think on this. |