Channel: NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center

Category: Science & Technology

Tags: unmanned aerial vehiclefuture technologiesbell helicopternational aeronautics and space administrationsystems integration and operationalizationbell textron inc.droneunmanned aerial systemtransportation

Description: An urgent medical transport was simulated in NASA's second Systems Integration and Operationalization (SIO) demonstration Sept. 28 with partner Bell Textron Inc. The demonstration activity is a partnership with the FAA and industry partners to conduct demonstrations of potential commercial applications using different sizes of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Bell used the remotely-piloted APT 70 to conduct a flight representing an urgent medical transport mission. It is envisioned in the future that an operational APT 70 could provide rapid medical transport for blood, organs, and perishable medical supplies (payload up to 70 pounds). The APT 70 is estimated to move three times as fast as ground transportation. nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/features/second-sio-demo-flight.html