Kansas University

Adaptive Aerostructures Laboratory! from Aha! To Flight

Unclassified

Unlimited Distribution.

RMB September 2013

XQ-138 Convertible Coleopter

Hover in more places than a helicopter

Fly faster than most fixed-wing UAVs

airplane flight
conversion

Heinkel Wespe 1944

braking

(concept only, never built)

landing

vertical
flight
takeoff

Heinkel Lerche 1944 (concept only, never built)

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Adaptive Aerostructures Laboratory! from Aha! To Flight

XQ-138 Roots:

XQ-138 Program

US Pat. 6,502,787

more control authority

needed for MOUT environment

AA-12 (R-77)
(Aamraamski)

Unclassified

Unlimited Distribution.

RMB September 2013

Heinkel Wespe 1944

DARPA
high control authority grid/lattice fins

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XQ-138
RMB September 2013
Unlimited Distribution.

HOGE 5min

Startup

Xition

Xition

Release 500g P/L

Cruise, 10km, 50 (140)kts

VTO & Climb

Mission Profile

Xition & HOGE 10min

Xition

Unclassified

Adaptive Aerostructures Laboratory! from Aha! To Flight

Climb

Descent
HOGE 10min

Cruise, 10km, 50 (140)kts Descent

VL & Shutdown

Mission Specification:
Max.payload weight: 2.2 lb (1kg)
Nominal Cruise: 70kts (80mph) 1hr
All weather capable
Dash:140kts (160mph) 30min
12/hr (31cm/hr) rain
100F (38C), 100% humidity
25+ kt gust penetration
Combat shotgun resistant @5m
Sand, dust dirt resistant
15g MOUT wall strike
Sensors: B/W 0.001 lux, Color 0.1 lux, FLIR
Flight modes: 1st, 3rd person, fully autonomous w/waypoint nav.