The University of Maryland (UMD) Test Site successfully flew UAV Solution’s Ace XL UAS on January 20, for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) GOES-R and UAS Programs.

Built to carry a heavy lift camera, as well as medical supplies and/or packages for deliveries, the Ace XL is an h-frame configuration, and is operated by using UAV Solution’s Tactical Ground Control System or Mission Control Module.

During the operational assessment back in January, which consisted of six flights, the team accomplished all of its goals, which left Frank Padula, Project Manager at NOAA, very pleased.

“Friday was a fantastic and successful flight day,” Padula says via press release. “Our GOES-R data analysis is looking good from this collection. It seems we have a winning project in the making.”

Some of the maneuvers and testing conducted on January 20 included the successful testing of aircraft/payload integration, the establishment of sensor baselines through stabilized hovering over a tarp, and the collecting of sensor data from a single location at exact altitudes.

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