PPG RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Trainer PPG
Vimana TXPPG-1
Robust against student and other pilot damages.
Lowers construction, operational, insurance, and maintenance costs.
Enables PPG industry growth -- more sales & rentals.
Safer all around for new to low-time pilots.
Addresses various needs of long-time instructor pilots and flight schools.
See: Aircraft Rental page.
Electric PPG (Intermediate Level)
Vimana XE-PPG-1 (see Electric Paramotor Page)
Targets:
20 minutes to 9 hours flight depending upon configuration and weight (20to 60 lbs).
Wheeled, supplies, and extra endurance capable.
3,000 to 16,000 foot climb capacity. 500 to 600 ft min/ climb.
28 o 50 MPH
Low cost maintenance
185 lb. pilot max (Or, reduce endurance. Or, use wheels to carry more energy & payload)
Special Operations PPG
Vimana MOXPPG-1
Not for public view at this time.
Lesser variants for commercial market.
Some interested DoD offices may officially request program read-in. Access may be denied or delayed, however, due to present trade secrecy and compartment considerations (We welcome all enquiries, but have been around long enough not to trust all program managers sometimes spying for their private sector buddies, and also just plain treasonous devils always in the system and all too happy to share our toys with other nations).
Designed primarily for submarine deployment through torpedo tubes (SEALs) w/ safe water operations.
Extremely Lightweight / Compact / Collapsible
Extremely stealthy on radar reflection
Very silent to entirely silent variants (TRL / MRL varies with decibel reduction)
Longer-range options
Piloted or Optionally Piloted
Medevac capacity (1 pilot / 2 wounded soldiers; or no pilot/ 3 stretchered soldiers). Can be one pilot or unmanned w/ heavy gear.
Multi-fuel hybrids, pure electric, and other variants
Air drop capable / Precision delivery of man or cargo -- via copter, C-130, V-22, C-141, C-17
For longer range troop insertion & egress (Extended HAHO w/ HALO options) at sea surface or up to 100,000 feet (space suit required).
K-9 harness optional
Special weapons & cargo mounts
(Higher TRL on non-naval variants).
Civilian Variants
Vimana OXCPPC-1
Same as military units, but with stealth reduced, noise increased, and with any variety of civil-grade power & propulsion.
K-9, stretcher, and landing gear variants
Primarily for law enforcement, search & rescue, agricultural, humanitarian relief missions, general utility.
HALE UAS Variants
Vimana UPPG-1
Integrates some aspects of the SoF PPG program, but uses MLABS Power & Propulsion for mostly unmanned flight of long-endurance at +80,000 feet MSL.
Fueled, hybrid, and pure electric variants for scaled / regulated HALE UAS -- commercial telecom to defense classified.
All HALE UAS systems are not for sale, public view, or export; Lease only. Trade secret retention. Payload missions only -- endurance or near space.