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From left: Brandon Youngblood, David Malek, David Gross, Chad Marshall, Brittany Peterson, Michael Gilkey, Richard Honneywell and Andrew Kloppenstein were involved in WSRI\u2019s UAS aircraft test.<\/p><\/div>\n

Wright State Research Institute (WSRI)<\/a> conducted its first unmanned aircraft system (UAS) research flight at Wilmington Air Park this week.<\/p>\n

WSRI conducted the test while operating under a recently awarded certificate of authorization (COA) from the Federal Aviation Administration. The Ohio\/Indiana Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center (UASC) sponsored WSRI’s certification application.<\/p>\n

The flight was conducted using a small, 1.5-pound senseFly eBee aircraft, piloted by 3D Aerial Solutions, a Dayton-based company.<\/p>\n

The flight’s primary purpose was to conduct modeling and simulation research in a collaborative effort between Wright State Research Institute and UASC. The data gathered will generate terrain data for use in three dimensional flight simulation environments.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ability to generate high-accuracy imagery while collecting data rapidly and at a low cost has broad applicability to many organizations and could even be utilized by other test sites,\u201d said Bruce Preiss, lead research engineer at WSRI.<\/p>\n

Preiss said Wilmington Air Park was an excellent location to fly UAS. Its 1,900-acre aviation business park offers a robust infrastructure and fully functional airport with two runways and is located adjacent to airspace that includes two large military operating areas.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Ohio\/Indiana collaborative effort reinforces the region\u2019s commitment to being a major player in the evolving UAS industry. Wilmington Air Park has been designated as one of the region\u2019s key sites for UAS research and development,\u201d said Kevin Carver, executive director of the Clinton County Port Authority.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe UASC is working to expand the number of FAA approved certificates of authority for testing and research at Wilmington Air Park and elsewhere across Ohio. We will continue to develop added infrastructure to support a safe and cost-effective research and development environment, which will provide the foundation for this emerging industry,\u201d said Dick Honneywell, UASC\u2019s executive director.<\/p>\n

A joint venture between the states of Ohio and Indiana, the UASC works to advance UAS commercialization and support flight operations for government and agencies. It offers a mix of services and test ranges and capabilities to support research, development and evaluation of unmanned aircraft systems.<\/p>\n

The UAS market is projected to be an $82 billion industry with a potential to create approximately 100,000 jobs over the next 10 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are pleased to be supporting Wright State Research Institute in their research efforts. This week\u2019s flight operation represents yet another positive step forward to increase UAS development capabilities and overall activity in the state of Ohio,\u201d said Honneywell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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