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Manufacturer hopes to fly half-scale 'delivery truck' UAV in 2009

June 13, 2008
Damian Kemp
San Diego CA

Long Discarded VTOL Concepts Revived in Unmanned Systems

The V-STAR mock-up designed by Colorado-based Frontline Aerospace was displayed in booth 1435. Sized at full-scale in the same category as the AD-150, the V-STAR would be powered by two Rolls-Royce Model 250 engines.

At Robot Show, Future of Warfare is on Display

Frontline Aerospace, another small aerospace firm, brought a mock-up of its V-Star aircraft to the show, a vertical takeoff-and-landing vehicle with an unusual diamond-box wing and ducted fan engines.

Frontline Aerospace Unveils IsoCool & V-STAR™ UAS Flight Results

Frontline Aerospace, Inc., announced a breakthrough engine modification for the Rolls-Royce Model 250 gas turbine code-named IsoCool – for isothermal cooling and associated V-STAR Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) subscale flight test results.

A hot idea for RR 250 could cut fuel burn by 40%

Savings of up to 40 percent on jet fuel for the Rolls-Royce 250 turbine-engine family? That is the prospect offered by Frontline Aerospace, said company CEO Ryan Wood in describing an emerging aviation technology called gas turbine recuperation.

V-STAR™ Tactical UAV - Engineering TV

The V-STAR™ unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) offers next-generation solutions for frontline military logistics and related multi-role endurance missoins. Providing commanders with a VTOL-Swift Tactical Aerial Resource – V-STAR™ provides vertical take-off and landing (VTOL), transitioning to fixed-wing flight and able to reach mission areas up to three times faster than helicopters.

'Flying HUMVEE' Designed to Autonomously Deliver Supplies

Unmanned aircraft can hover, land like a helicopter. It's expected to have the functionality of a helicopter but be much faster, making Frontline Aerospace's "flying Humvee" the next wave of unmanned aircraft.

VTOL UAV To Become the Humvee of the Sky

Frontline Aerospace, Inc., unveiled at AUVSI 2008 a new vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft configuration called V-STAR™. The company is implementing this design concept in a new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system, associated with the MicroFire gas turbine fuel-efficiency technology also developed by the company.

Half-Scale V-STAR™ Could Fly Next Year

A half-scale demonstrator of a ducted fan vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicle called the VTOL Swift Tactical Aerial Resource (VSTAR) could be flying next year, according to its developer.

Frontline Aerospace rolls out 'Humvee of the sky' unmanned aerial vehicle

Frontline Aerospace calls its V-STAR™ (which stands for Vertical-Takeoff-and-Landing Swift Tactical Aerial Resource) the "Humvee of the air," but not because it can ferry soldiers around like one of the big jeeps.

'Flying Humvee' Robot ships supplies to military troops

V-STAR™ can execute vertical take-offs and landings, and is quieter than a helicopter. Dubbed a flying Humvee by Ryan Wood, CEO of Broomfield Colo.-based Frontline Aerospace, the robotic vehicle can fly 600 to 1,000 miles carrying a full cargo of 400 pounds.

VTOL Battlefield Resupply UAV Could Fly by 2009

A half-scale demonstrator of a ducted fan vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned air vehicle (UAV) called the VTOL Swift Tactical Aerial Resource (VSTAR) could be flying next year.

What's New in UAVs: Better Engines, Morphed Wings

At the AUVSI unmanned systems show earlier this week, it was interesting to note all the interest in engine technology for UAVs. ... Another interesting development came from Frontline Aerospace, Inc. with its V-STAR™ UAV. The V-STAR™ employs morphing wing technology in the form of extensions at the end of its wings that flip up to handle slow flight conditions.

AUVSI: Frontline V-STAR™ has 1min maiden flight

Denver based-Frontline Aerospace flew its prototype unmanned air vehicle for the first time in Colorado on 9 August for 1min, with its next test planned for early 2010 when a lift fan will be incorporated.

Frontline Aerospace debuts 'Humvee of the Air'

Frontline Aerospace of Broomfiled, Colo., says they've designed a flexible unmanned aerial system capable of efficiences not possible just several years ago.