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