May 4, 2021 · Turais® is a multi-mission, air-launched modular UAV developed under a US Navy SBIR for a ‘Wing and Bomb Bay Launched UAS.” Turais® is configured with a Heavy Fuel Engine/Propeller module and high aspect ratio wing.

Jun 22, 2016 · Turais™ is turbojet-powered with a scissor wing and parachute recovery system, providing 200 pounds of payload capacity, a maximum speed of 200 knots and over 6 hours endurance. Under a Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Phase II SBIR contract issued in January 2007, PiAC initiated design of the full-scale Turais™ air vehicle.

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Turais Wing and Bomb Bay Launched Unmanned Air Vehicle (WBBL-UAV) is an unmanned air reconnaissance system developed by Piasecki Aircraft Corporation (PiAC) under a Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) PMA-290 Phase II SBIR contract issued in January 2007.

The Piasecki Wing and Bomb Bay Launched (WBBL) UAS "Turais" Air-Launched Surveillance UAS, on display during the ceremony to open the new Piasecki Heliplex in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. (VFS staff photo, May 31, 2023.

May 6, 2009 · Piasecki Aircraft will soon stage a test flight for a new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) demonstrator designed to reduce airframe fatigue levels for the US Navy's fleet of existing and future...

Sep 12, 2024 · Turais® is a multi-mission, air-launched modular UAV developed under a US Navy SBIR for a ‘Wing and Bomb Bay Launched UAS.” Turais® is configured with a Heavy Fuel Engine/Propeller module and high aspect ratio wing.

Turais is an American multi-purpose military unmanned aerial vehicle developed by the Piasecki Aircraft Corporation. Multifunctional unmanned aerial vehicle is designed to perform a wide range of diverse tasks, the main one of which is reconnaissance of the terrain.

PiAC is an “ideas company” with a heritage of innovation in rotorcraft and UAV development and has been recognized with numerous awards, including the “National Medal of Technology,” the Smithsonian’s “Air and Space Achievement Award,” and DoD’s “Tibbett’s Award” for small business innovation.

Jun 3, 2008 · Acuity Technologies and Piasecki Aircraft Corp., are both in the midst of a phase two Navy small business innovation research (SBIR) effort to develop a small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to be deployed from either a Lockheed Martin [LMT] P-3C or Boeing‘s [BA] P-8 surveillance aircraft.