PTERA flies at Edwards Air Force Base
Area-I delivered a PTERA-Baseline air-frame to NASA Armstrong in October 2014. A year later in October 15, Area-I personnel traveled to Edwards Airforce Base to lead the initial flight tests and train NASA engineers.
Area-I leads flight testing of PTERA-SAW at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center
Area-I led the flight testing of the PTERA Spanwise Adaptive Wing (SAW) in conjunction with NASA and Boeing personnel during the week of December 11th 2018. This PTERA configuration integrates a novel actuator using a Shape Memory Alloy (SMA)...
ALTIUS in the News
Area-I's ALTIUS has been featured in several publications now that the project has become public. Follow the links below to learn more: Jane's 18-May-2017 National Defense Magazine May-2017 UAS Vision May-2017 National Defense -May-2016
PTERA Spanwise Adaptive Wing Project Unveiled
Area-I is working with NASA engineers from Armstrong, Langley and Glenn in addition to Boeing on research to investigate the effects of articulating wings on aircraft performance using advanced actuators. PTERA (Prototype-Technology Evaluation Research...
PTERA on NASA Spinoff and OCT
NASA Spinoff and OCT published an article about the life of PTERA and how the modular airframe can be used meet researcher's needs. Click Here for a link to the article.
PTERA the focus of recent NASA Spinoff article
NASA Spinoff recently published an article highlighting the evolution of PTERA from the initial concept in 2008 to the future programs that will utilize the flying laboratory. Click here to read the full article.
Georgia is prepared to be a player when the drone industry takes off
Savannah Morning News has written an article detailing how the state of Georgia and it’s companies are preparing for the future of unmanned flight. Please click here for a link to the article.
PTERA Phase 2
Area-I has been awarded a Phase 2 contract with NASA for our Prototype-Technology Evaluation and Research Aircraft (PTERA) UAS. Area-I was previously awarded a Phase 1 contract for PTERA that involved prepping the UAS for flight testing and concluded in...
Area-I in AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems
AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems: Mission Critical magazine published an article on MEMs (microelectromechanical) devices used in today’s world. The author highlights MEMs sensors used in unmanned systems, specifically those produced by Xsens. Xsens is a leader in IMU...
UASVISION.com Area-I article
UASVISION.com has posted an article about PTERA’s integration of the Xsens MTi-G GPS/INS. Area-I’s UAS used this technology to record a wide array of position and velocity data during flight testing. Click to read the whole story.