DARPA AdvaNced airCraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And RecoverY (ANCILLARY) UAS

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From another discussion, Karem looks like it may be making progress on its ANCILLARY entry: There are FAA registrations for three aircraft under the designation TR-8 that could be their ANCILLAIARY design.

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The entry for N362ZK says it has a 2-cycle engine. This aircraft clearly has turboprops.

The entry also says N362ZK is designated a TR-8. Based on the TR-36 and TR-53, Karem's naming convention for tiltrotors seems to be TR-[rotor diameter in feet]. If so, TR-8 is much smaller than this design.

ETA: Interestingly, there are three aircraft designated as Karem TR-8s, all registered on November 27, 2024. Serial 00001 is N362ZK, Serial 00002 is N102KA and Serial 00003 is N477DM. Do those codes suggest anything to anyone else?


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My hunch is that the Karem TR-8 is their entry in the DARPA Ancillary project:

DARPA Shows Concepts for the Future of VTOL Uncrewed Aerial Systems

The program, known as ANCILLARY, shows six design concepts for a low-weight, large-payload, long-endurance VTOL uncrewed X-plane. The innovative configurations and critical technology designs come from a wide array of performers, from small start-up to legacy aerospace companies, broadening the...
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Karem Aircraft Design Advances in DARPA ANCILLARY Drone Program - IMA Network

Karem Aircraft, Inc. is advancing into the next phase of the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency’s (DARPA) Tactical Technology Office’s AdvaNced airCraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And RecoverY (ANCILLARY) program. The program intends to develop a long-endurance, shipboard platform...
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DARPA’s six concepts (clockwise from lower left): Sikorsky, Karem Aircraft, Griffon Aerospace, Method Aeronautics, AeroVironment and Northrop Grumman.
 

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It will be interessting to see if SIK/LMCO can elicit any interest in this. I am intrigued by the claim of turbine generated elecrical drive systems.
 
Northrop showcases LEIGH AEROSYSTEMS CORP UAS in an add (notice the registration nbr - and the innovative swiveling 2 strokes engine mount)

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(other interesting aeronautical thingies in that add - F/A-XX?!)

View: https://youtu.be/gPNLrTPnbPs
 
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I think that project designation qualifies as the worst attempt at a backronym I've ever seen
 
Interesting that they make the effort to fold the wings for takeoff/landing...
 

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