New Frontiers for Georgia`s Aerospace Industry: UAS

New Frontiers for
Georgia’s Aerospace Industry:
UAS
Center of Innovation for Aerospace
18 March 2015
WHAT IS AEROSPACE?
Aerospace Product Economic Life Cycle
R&D
Testing
Mfg
Training
Operations
Maintenance
Georgia uses “Aerospace” as inclusive term covering the
lifecycle of activities for vehicles that fly in the air or in
space.
AEROSPACE – KEY INDUSTRY FOR GEORGIA
CENTER OF INNOVATION FOR AEROSPACE
Our Center’s Mission
Provide the technical industry expertise,
collaborative research, and partnerships to
help the State's aerospace industry to
Connect, Compete and Grow globally.
Create More Georgia Aerospace Jobs!
GEORGIA AEROSPACE:
FOUNDATIONS FOR SUCCESS
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Georgia #1 State for Business*
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Diverse aerospace industrial base
– 500+ companies
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$50+ Million in University research
for Aerospace
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Highly ranked university and
technical college education
system
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Ports & airports to move people &
products globally
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Hub of growing Aerospace cluster
in Southeast
* Site Selection Magazine Nov 2014
CNBC July 2014
GEORGIA AEROSPACE:
TRENDS & OPPORTUNITIES
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Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
starting commercial operations
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FAA issuing exemptions - 400+
commercial proposals pending including
several Georgia companies
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FAA NPRM released in February
2015 for enactment in 2016-2017
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AUVSI projects 100,000+ U.S. jobs &
$82 billion annual economic impact
by 2025
GEORGIA AEROSPACE:
UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (UAS)
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Commercial operations starting in 2015 for
small UAS (less than 55 lbs)
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Georgia UAS Working Group is active
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Strong university R&D programs
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Innovation Projects – GST, Area-I & more
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Emerging UAS sectors in Georgia
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Film/media/photography services
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Agriculture
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Infrastructure inspection
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Public safety
AUVSI forecasts 1,900 jobs and $379M
economic impact for Georgia by 2017
GEORGIA AEROSPACE:
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UAS MAINTENANCE REPAIR AND OVERHAUL (MRO)
Leveraging major civil & DoD MRO
operations
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Ranked #4 among US States
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Major employers – Delta TechOps,
Bombardier, Standard Aero,
TIMCO/HAECO
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General Aviation FBOs and MRO providers
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Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex
What will MRO look like for UAS?
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Much smaller scale
Components rather than vehicles
More parts will be “consumables”
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Except Sensors/GNC
?
GEORGIA AEROSPACE:
MANUFACTURING
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Georgia Aerospace exports
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$8.25B in 2014
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#1 international export of state
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Ranked #4 in U.S.
Aircraft & parts manufacturing
for global aerospace programs
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Aircraft Assembly
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Aerostructures & Components
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Aircraft Engines
We can do the same for UAS!
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Smaller scale – higher volume?
GEORGIA AEROSPACE:
UAS UNIVERSITY RESEARCH
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Georgia Tech / GT Research Institute
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$500M annual Engineering Research
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Top Ranked Aerospace Research Program
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Manufacturing Institute with Aerospace Focus
Mercer Engineering Research Center
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Middle Georgia State College Applied
Aerospace Research Institute
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Aircraft Support/Sustainment Technology
Composite Technology & UAVs
Georgia Southern & Herty Foundation
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Aerospace Fabrics & Biofuels
GEORGIA AEROSPACE:
EDUCATION – READY TO ADAPT TO UAS
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Engineering Programs
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Georgia Tech (Atlanta)
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Georgia Southern (Statesboro)
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Kennesaw State (Marietta)
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Mercer University (Macon)
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University of Georgia (Athens)
Aviation & Technical Training
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Middle Georgia State College School
of Aviation (Eastman & Macon)
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5 Technical Colleges with FAA
Approved Aviation Programs
(statewide)
GEORGIA AEROSPACE:
AIR TRANSPORTATION
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104 public airports
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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
International Airport
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#1 passenger airport in world
–96 million passengers in 2014
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#10 cargo airport in U.S.
Home to major airline facilities
for Delta Air Lines, Express Jet,
Southwest
GEORGIA AEROSPACE:
GENERAL AVIATION
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Key part of
Georgia’s
aerospace
industry
General Aviation’s Contribution to Georgia’s Economy, 2013
Indirect & State Item Direct
Induced Enabled
Total
Rank
Employment (jobs)
13,600 34,700 3,000 51,300 4th
Labor Income ($M)
$1,414
$1,838
$119
$3,370
4th
Output ($M)
$8,245
$5,121
$365 $13,731
3rd
Contribution to GDP ($M)
$1,691
$2,987
$207
$4,885
4th
Source: Contribution of General Aviation to the US Economy in 2013, PWC
Georgia Airports ‐ Operations Breakdown CY2013
160000
140000
120000
100000
80000
60000
40000
20000
0
Military
General Aviation
Air Taxi
Air Carrier
Peachtree Savannah ‐
Dekalb
Hilton Head
Source: FAA
Gwinnett Cobb County Fulton Athens ‐ Ben Augusta
County ‐ ‐ McCollum County ‐
Epps
Regional at
Briscoe Field
Field
Brown Field
Bush Field
Columbus
Albany ‐
Southwest
Georgia
Regional
Macon ‐
Middle
Georgia
Regional
GEORGIA AEROSPACE:
DEFENSE
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Army
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Air Force
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Ft. Benning
Ft. Gordon
Ft. Stewart
Hunter Army Airfield
Moody AFB
Robins AFB
Dobbins ARB
Navy
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Kings Bay
130,000+ Personnel in Georgia
• Marines
– Marine Logistics
Base
• Coast Guard
– Kings Bay
– Savannah
GEORGIA AEROSPACE:
WORKING TOGETHER TO GROW TOGETHER
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Georgia’s diverse aerospace community well positioned
to Connect, Compete & Grow in the global aerospace
market:
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Airports
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Industry
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Industry Organizations
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Universities
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Technical Colleges
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Economic Development
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Local/State Government
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Investor Groups
More
Aerospace Jobs!
Center of Innovation for Aerospace
Aerospace.georgiainnovation.org
R. Steven Justice P.E.
Director
[email protected]
478.308.3097
Amy Hudnall
Deputy Director
[email protected]
478.230.4300
Gary O’Neill
Deputy Director
[email protected]
404.433.8771
Valerie Sanders
Program Coordinator
[email protected]
478-471-2484
GEORGIA AEROSPACE:
INNOVATION PROJECT - AREA-I
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GEORGIA AEROSPACE:
UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (UAS)
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Summary of FAA sUAS NPRM issued in February 2015
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sUAS Operational Limitations
• Must weigh less than 55 lbs. (25 kg) • Visual line‐of‐sight (VLOS) only
• No operations over any persons not directly involved in the operation
• Daylight‐only operations • Must yield right‐of‐way to other aircraft, manned or unmanned
• Maximum airspeed of 100 mph • Maximum altitude of 500 feet AGL
• Minimum weather visibility of 3 miles • Operations in Class B, C, D and E airspace allowed with ATC permission • No careless or reckless operations
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sUAS Operator Certification • Pass an aeronautical knowledge test • Vetted by the Transportation Security Administration
• Obtain an unmanned aircraft operator certificate with a small UAS rating • Pass a recurrent aeronautical knowledge test every 24 months • Be at least 17 years old •
sUAS Certification
• FAA airworthiness certification not required
• Aircraft registration required
• Aircraft markings required
GEORGIA AEROSPACE:
ECONOMIC IMPACT
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Total Economic Impact of $50.8
billion in 2013
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Aerospace payroll of $9.1 billion
with over 88,000 employed at
over 500 companies
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Aerospace supports 4% of the
state’s employment, 7.8% of state
wages
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5.3% of state GDP related to
aerospace
Each job in
the aerospace
industry
supports 1.5
additional jobs
in Georgia
Source: “Economic Impact Analysis of Georgia’s Aerospace Industry”, Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute, March 2015