Indiana Unmanned Aircraft Systems will be working with universities, agriculture business, and farmers across the states of Indiana, Ohio and West Virginia.

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Muncie, Ind. -- Indiana Unmanned Aircraft Systems, an aerospace company and manufacturer of Airborne Vehicle Systems™ (AVS), finalized fifty hours of flight time in gusty winds and frigid temperatures.

Indiana Unmanned Aircraft Systems a Muncie, Indiana based aerospace company and manufacturer of Airborne Vehicle Systems™ (AVS), announced the successful completion of its Im VII AVS™ test flight program. The program consisted of 50 hours of flight time working through a series of test flight cards to explore the flight handling specifications and characteristics of the Im VII AVS. From these test card series, a Flight Operations Manual (FOM) will be created that can be used by future pilots as a reference for training and familiarization. In the six weeks of flight testing the aircraft flew in winds gusting up to 35 knots and temperatures as low as five degrees below zero Fahrenheit.

”The Im VII has performed better than anticipated,” said Jeff Imel, designer of the Im VII AVS. “We have seen flight times last over three hours on a single battery and even in the worst wind conditions we were able to launch and land without any runway and with no incidents of damage to the aircraft. The Im VII has surpassed all customer and design specifications. This aircraft is a pleasure to fly.”

The Im VII AVS represents over six years of research and development into flying wing aircraft that do not require an onboard flight computer to remain stable in the air. The company is the only designer and manufacturer of all-wing aircraft developed specifically for precision agriculture imaging applications.

The aircraft is integrated to hyper-spectral cameras for use in precision agriculture image capture and analysis. The images are used by growers to determine the health of their crops, insect infestation, storm damage assessment and nitrogen run-off analysis. The company will be working with universities, agriculture business, and farmers across the states of Indiana, Ohio and West Virginia.

The company is based in high-tech facilities at the Innovation Connector, 1208 W. White River Blvd, Muncie, Indiana.

About Indiana Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Indiana Unmanned Aircraft Systems, a Muncie, Indiana based aerospace company, designs and manufactures Airborne Vehicle Systems™ that carry visual and near-infrared cameras used for precision agriculture image capture and analysis. The company’s core product, the Im VII Airborne Vehicle System (AVS), is an all-wing aircraft with a wingspan of just under seven feet integrated to near infrared and hyper spectral cameras. For information visit www.indianauas.com

About Innovation Connector
A partnership with Ball State University, the City of Muncie and Cardinal Health System, the Innovation Connector is the community business incubator for Muncie and Delaware County IN. It provides a dynamic process of business incubation to help young technology-based companies survive and grow during the vulnerable start-up period. In addition to its newly constructed high-tech facility, business clients are offered affordable space, loads of amenities,
and dynamic resources to help grow their businesses. For information, visit www.innovationconnector.com .

Source: Innovation Connector