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A UAV is a remotely piloted aircraft or autonomous aircraft that flies without a human flight crew on board the aircraft. These aircraft range in size from very small with a wingspan of 15 feet weighing less than 25 pounds; to large with wing spans of more than 200 feet and weight exceeding several thousand pounds. A UAV is not limited by human pilot constraints and can be quite versatile with cameras, sensors, detecting devices and other defense payloads.
Most UAVs are developed for variety of civil applications including communications, high value chemical, power generation and other industrial site security. Port security, police, border patrol, pipeline survey, forest fire assessment, geophysical surveying, agricultural monitoring, and wildlife tracking are among the additional civil UAV uses. However, most UAVs are currently defense oriented, mission specific and not well suited to civil use. We are working to help develop emerging civil markets to take advantage of solar-electric UAV benefits. These markets include states with large areas of low population, such as Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Alaska, Texas, New Mexico. Countries like Canada, Brazil and Australia with large geographic regions may have a greater demand for UAVs. Some very long endurance UAVs could even be used to cover areas such as Africa, Artic and Antarctic regions, and oceans.
In addition to other engineering services through Bye Aerospace, the company is supporting three advanced solar-electric UAV programs.
In collaboration with Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTI), Bye Aerospace is developing a unique aircraft to fill the gap between mapping and surveillance of Mars from orbital satellites and ground-based rovers. The aircraft, known as the "Mars SOLESA" ("solar electric survey aircraft")," is a unique approach taken by Bye Aerospace that would allow for closer investigation of the Martian surface with greater resolution and flexibility than the orbital satellites currently operating above the surface, but with far greater range and perspective than rovers. In conjunction with solar power provided by Ascent Solar, the Mars SOLESA concept will enable the vehicle to fly through the Martian atmosphere, gathering pertinent data along the way. The Ascent Solar PV enables day-time recharging of the SOLESA batteries. The fresh charge allows multiple series of flights. Special rugged landing gear, combined with cutting edge ground sensing technology enable landing autonomous landing site selection and short takeoff and landing distances. By flying at altitudes of a few hundred up to a few thousand feet above the Martian surface, the vehicle can cover more area in less time than the family of rovers currently employed on the surface, while maintaining greater resolution and perspective.
