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Cold Weather Technology Development for Low Altitude Ultra-Long Endurance Applications

Award Information
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Branch: N/A
Contract: NNX11CB03C
Agency Tracking Number: 095913
Amount: $750,000.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: S3.09
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2009
Award Year: 2011
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2011-06-01
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2014-03-31
Small Business Information
VA
Falls Church, VA 22042-7716
United States
DUNS: 829872840
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Daniel Hatfield
 Principal Investigator
 (703) 849-9070
 daniel@vanillaaircraft.com
Business Contact
 Jeremy Novara
Title: Business Official
Phone: (703) 703-9070
Email: jeremy@vanillaaircraft.com
Research Institution
 Stub
Abstract

Currently, wide area coverage with manned aircraft, or existing unmanned air systems, requires expensive logistical operations and many flight sorties, which are made especially difficult if operating from remote airfields in inhospitable climates. There is currently a need for a low-altitude long endurance unmanned aircraft that can provide the expansive coverage necessary for cryospheric investigations. Extreme cold places unique requirements on aircraft if they are to operate consistently and reliably in these environments. Building on the successful results of the Phase 1 SBIR work, this Phase 2 SBIR will test low temperature long-endurance unmanned aircraft engine and systems technologies in a relevant environment through flight test of a prototype unmanned air system and associated work.

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