KTS1 Flight Test Aircraft

KTS OWNS AND OPERATES A GRAND CARAVAN 208B FLIGHT TEST AIRCRAFT

KTS provides a flight test plane to support the customer’s needs. KTS installs, integrates, flies, tests, and evaluates technologies ranging from first-of-kind proof of concepts to fielded, proven systems.

KTS1 has supported multiple government and industry parties for:

Flight Test Concept Demonstrator
Data Collection
Risk Reduction Testing
Contractor Testing
Formal Acceptance Testing

KTS1 Capabilities

Modular, Rapidly reconfigurable
Interoperability Systems provide Chat, Full Motion Video, Voice
Survivability Systems
Electronic Warfare Systems
Cargo Bays (Underbelly)
Roll On Roll Off Solutions
Data Collection Instrumentation
Day/Night Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) solution

Payload and Instrumentation Options

KTS can rapidly install a significant amount of equipment under test in KTS1’s cargo bay, within its cabin, or on a wing station pylon. KTS engineers can design and fabricate mechanical mounts and wire harnesses in short order.

Various power sources available: 120VAC (~720W), 400 Hz (~1500W), and 28VDC (~5600W) with an integrated circuit breaker panel for rapid integration.

KTS1 is outfitted with numerous antennas for datalink testing to include upper/lower UHF, upper/lower L-Band, upper/lower L/S/C-Band and SATCOM. Adapter plates allow for rapid modification to integrate different antennas.

Optional equipment provided by KTS

High bandwidth encrypted communications between kts1, other platforms, and ground nodes.

DATA ACQUISITION UNITS (DAU)

MIL-STD-1553
HLII and ARINC-818 Frame Grabbers
Serial Recording (RS232 and RS422)
FDAD Ethernet
GPS / IRIG
All data files time stamped

AIRCRAFT BUSSES

MIL-STD-1553 Busses (x4)
Ethernet Switches/Routers
Cross Domain Solutions
Encryption Systems

INSTRUMENTATION RACKS

Light Weight Carbon Fiber Design

Quick insertion of standalone equipment

ADDITIONAL CAPABILITIES

VOIP Services within Cabin
RFID
Digital Checklists
Android Phones and Tablets with Apps

KTS1 CESSNA GRAND CARAVAN HOME BASE

KTS1 operates out of DuPage Airport with available hangar space to support integration activities. KTS works very closely with its partners at the airport to achieve FAA certification for any aircraft modifications required to meet customer needs.