KUZGUN_Airships info_.pdf

KUZGUN AEROSPACE INCORPORATION
DREAM INNOVATION REALITY

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
 2007: KUZGUN LTD. was founded by a group of engineers
(more than 30 years of experience in aerospace industry) with a
foresight of :
“AIRSHIPS WILL BE ONE OF THE MAIN AIRVEHICLES IN NEAR
FUTURE”
UNMANNED AIRSHIPS, for Reconnaissance and Surveillance
missions.
 2015: KUZGUN LTD. was closed.
We continue our Airship projects as an entrepreneur even
though the company was closed.

 What is an AIRSHIP?
“An airship or dirigible
is a buoyant lighter-
than-air aircraft that can
be steered and propelled through the air.
The airship, unlike the airplane, leads to
great saving in fuel consumption.”

2. THE PRODUCT AND DEVELOPMENT
 The Airships are very efficient air platforms for
reconnaissance & surveillance in TURKEY and in the other
countries.
 Turkey and all countries need all kinds of unmanned
systems.
 Flying cost per hour of fixed and rotary wing type of air
vehicles are around US$ 20.000, however the LTA (airship)
costs per hour is approximately US$. 1.000.

 WHY AIRSHIPS?

OUR PRODUCTS
1) KUZGUN_1 (UNMANNED AIRSHIP), (PROOF OF A CONCEPT, completed)
Unique Characteristics :
· Semi – Rigid Body
· Composite Structure
. Modularity
(Patent was granted “TR 2011 03453 B” on April, 2011)
(A MODULAR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE)
 sponsored by KOSGEB (Small and Medium Industry Development Organization) and
TUBITAK-TEYDEB (Technology and Innovation Funding Programs Directorate) which are both
Turkish governmental organizations.

2) KUZGUN_A1 &A2 ( TETHERED AIRSHIPS ), (PROOF OF A CONCEPT,
completed)
 KUZGUN_A1 & A2 AEROSTATS are tethered lighter-than-air
objects that can stay stationary in the air and carry
surveillance cameras.

AWARDS
***HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY TECHNOPOLIS INNOVATION PROJECT
COMPETITION(TECHNOVATION 2011) IN SCIENCE & ENGINEERING :
THIRD PRIZE WITH THE PROJECT KUZGUN_1 UNMANNED
AIRSHIP.***

***9TH TECHNOLOGY COMPETITION 2010 BY TUBITAK, TUSIAD
AND TTGV : FINALIST WITH THE PROJECT KUZGUN_1 UNMANNED
AIRSHIP.***

3. THE BUSINESS :
 EXPERIENCE
 MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT of KUZGUN AIRSHIPS TEAM ( over 15 engineers )
MANAGEMENT of AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT DESIGN & ANALYSIS TEAM ( over 40 engineers )
A400M ( participation of decision phases )
 CNC PROGRAMMING OF AIRCRAFT PARTS ( mainly F16 & CN235 ) BY USING APT, CATIA & UG ( more
than 20 years )
 STRUCTURAL DESIGN EXPERIENCE MORE THAN 30 YEARS
 KUZGUN AIRSHIPS
AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT
A400M
 MODERNISATION EXPERIENCE MORE THAN 10 YEARS
SKORSKY BLACK HAWK
C130

EU 7th FRAME PROGRAMMES
1)Project original name:
KUZGUN_IADES (Innovative Airship Design)
The Project was initiated by KUZGUN LTD.
2) Project original name was changed:
KUZGUN_AETV-CS (All Electric Aerial Transport Vehicle Composite Structure)
3)Project name was changed again:
KUZGUN_DAFICS (Design Analysis & Fabrication of Integrated Composite
Structures)
The Project preparation and submission period was supported by DONQ AIR
project (promoting RTD in aeronautics SMEs of Poland, Romania and Turkey). The
Project was submitted on January 14,2010 to EU 7th Frame Programmes ,
Aeronautics for the 3rd. Calls. The Project was not funded.
Project Partners : CT Ingenieros (Spain), ASRC (Romania), Bangor University (UK),
KUZGUN (Türkiye), AIRBORNE (The Netherlands),NLR (The Netherlands)

4. THE BUSINESS PLAN :
PLEASE CHECK THE DOCUMENT (attached) :
KUZGUN(5_A5) Airships_Summary_Business plan_Projects_ 2022_r3

DESIGN METHODS
PHASE 1) CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
PHASE 2) SPACE ALLOCATION MODELS
PHASE 3) PRELIMINARY DESIGN & ANALYSIS
PHASE 4) DETAILED DESIGN & ANALYSIS

UNMANNED AIRVEHICLE
REQUIREMENT of TURKEY
TETHERED
AIRSHIPS
MEDIUM ALTITUDE
UNMANNED
AIRSHIPS
HIGH ALTITUDE
UNMANNED
AIRSHIPS
UNMANNED FIXED
& ROTARY TYPE
AIRVEHICLES
2022 6 1 More than 100
2023 24 6 More than 100
2024 48 12 1 More than 100
2025 100 24 2 More than 100
2026 150 50 4 More than 100

5.THE MARKET & COMPETITION
 Teal Group Predicts Worldwide UAV
Market Will Total $91 Billion in Its 2014
UAV Market Profile and Forecast , 17 July 2014
Despite near-term U.S. budget cutbacks, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) continue
as the most dynamic growth sector of the world aerospace industry this decade,
report Teal analysts in their latest integrated market analysis.
Teal Group's 2014 market study estimates that UAV spending will nearly double over
the next decade from current worldwide UAV expenditures of $6.4 billion annually to
$11.5 billion, totaling almost $91 billion in the next ten years.
(ref : http://www.tealgroup.com)

Aerostat parked at Forward
Operating Base (FOB) Ghazni near
Kandahar. Photographer: Paul Galan
DoD photo by Chief Petty Officer Matthew J.
Thomas, U.S. Navy. (Released)
A persistent surveillance system launches from Forward
Operating Base Khilegay, Afghanistan, on Dec. 30, 2010.

Aerostats Lost: Weather, Mishaps Take Heavy Toll on Dirigibles ,
May. 07, 2013 , defensenews.com
RETURN OF THE AIRSHIP
Aerostats emerged among the few winners of a five-year foray by the
Defense Department in lighter-than-air craft. Lighter-than-air flight
once seemed an antiquated concept, evoking zeppelins and hot-air balloons. But the
technology has indeed advanced.
With two wars underway and defense budgets at all-time highs, the military launched 15
aerostat and airship programs that cost nearly $7 billion between 2007 and 2012, according to
the GAO. Many of the programs, including giant unmanned spy blimps and ultra-high altitude
airships, have since been abandoned as impractical. But the PGSS and the larger PTDS —
Persistent Threat Detection System —have largely succeeded.“To date, aerostats have
provided approximately 750,000 hours of full-motion video in Afghanistan,” Parodi said.
Will aerostats last? The Pentagon thinks their use will grow.

 NATIONAL COMPETITION & MARKET
 There are 3 companies which deals with fixed
wing type unmanned air vehicles: TAI, Baykar and
Vestel.
 We are the only group which deals with the
design of airships. So there is not any competitor in
Turkey.
We are the only group which has knowledge and
know-how about airships in Turkey.

6. ASSUMPTIONS & RISKS
 THERE ARE NOT ANY BUSINESS IN TURKEY WHO DEALS
WITH AIRSHIPS.
 KUZGUN IS THE ONLY BUSINESS IN THIS SECTOR.
 THE GOEGRAPHICAL REALITIES DO NOT LET
CONVENTIONAL UAVs (fixed wing & rotary wing) TO
PERFORM ITS DUTIES IN THIS AREAS (mountains which have
elevation of 3000-4000m ) .

7. KUZGUN AERO’s FUTURISTIC PROJECTS
KUZGUN_AEHA – ALL ELECTRICAL HYBRID AIR VEHICLE
Design of a Hybrid Air Vehicle with Solar Energy. Hybrid Air Vehicle gets around %70 or %80 of static lift
from lighter than air gases and the remaining power from the electrical motors (she will be a
combination of Airship and Aircraft ). The surface of the Hybrid Air Vehicle is big enough to place solar
cells on it.
The aim of the project is also to develop a composite geodesic structure.

BLUE VOYAGE (WE PUBLISHED BLUE VOYAGE IDEA IN 2009)

HAV Shares First Images of Planned Luxury
Airship Cabin (July 18th, 2018) :

Hybrid Air Vehicles is the manufacturer of the Airlander which combines the flight
characteristics of lighter-than-air and fixed-wing aircraft. This innovation brings new
and much-needed capabilities to the skies, such as ultra-endurance and the ability to
land anywhere. Aim to commercialise the Airlander and assemble up to 12 per
annum, in order to address a $50 billion estimated market.

AIRCRAFT (UAV) CARRIERS in the SKY
(WE PUBLISHED THIS IDEA IN 2010)

DARPA : “Wanted: Ideas for Transforming Planes into “Aircraft
Carriers in the Sky”” (11.9.2014)
DARPA invites input on how to enable existing large aircraft to carry, launch and recover
multiple unmanned air systems for a variety of missions

2016 :
DARPA Awards Gremlins Program Phase 1 Contracts:
1) Composite Engineering, Inc. (Roseville, Calif.)
2) Dynetics, Inc. (Huntsville, Ala.)
3) General atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (San Diego, Calif.)
4) Lockheed Martin Corporation (Dallas, Tex.)
2017 :
DARPA Awards Phase 2 Gremlins Program Contracts:
1) one led by Dynetics, Inc. (Huntsville, Ala.)
2) by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (San Diego, Calif.).
2020 :
DARPA’s Gremlins Drone Completes Key Second Test Flight

KUZGUN_HAAP (High Altitude Airship Project)
DO WE NEED SATELLITES ANYMORE?

8. AIRSHIPS AND USAGE
 Surveillance / Reconnaissance
 Environment Control

Border Security

City Security

Natural Disasters

PipeLines / Stations Security

KUZGUN AEROSPACE INC.
We believe that fresh beginning is more suitable for everyone.
We are looking for investment or direct partnership.
It is better to continue as Incorporated Company.
Yücel DEMİR
http://www.linkedin.com/in/yuceldemirkuzgun
Add : Tunahan Mh. Kuvayimilliye Cd. 5 Etap AGE B2-3B Daire 23 Eryaman ANKARA /
TÜRKİYE
Gsm : +90 532 768 38 43
Email : yucelkuzgun@gmail.com
https://kuzgun-airships.jimdosite.com/

KUZGUN’s Business Plans & Short Summary
KUZGUN AIRSHIP Projects
We are a group of engineers (entrepreneurs) from Turkey. Our projects are related with Unmanned
Airships for reconnaissance & surveillance purposes.
KUZGUN Limited was founded by a group of idealist engineers each of whom has more than
30 years of experience in aerospace industry in 2007 and closed in 2015 .
Their foresight was “AIRSHIPS WILL BE ONE OF THE MAIN AIRVEHICLES IN NEAR FUTURE.”
They have believed that Unmanned Airships will be very efficient air vehicle platform for
Reconnaissance & Surveillance purposes also.
KUZGUN Ltd.’s first project was “KUZGUN_ 1 UNMANNED AIRSHIP”. KUZGUN_1 has composite
framework structure. KUZGUN_1 can be classified as semi-rigid airship. In fact KUZGUN_1 is also a
modular airship (Patent was granted “TR 2011 03453 B” on April, 2011) , which makes it different
from the conventional ones.
“KUZGUN_1 UNMANNED AIRSHIP” project was sponsored by KOSGEB (Small and Medium
Industry Development Organization) and TUBITAK-TEYDEB (Technology and Innovation Funding
Programs Directorate) which are both governmental organizations.
KUZGUN Ltd.’s second project was “KUZGUN_A1 TETHERED AIRSHIP (AEROSTAT)”.
KUZGUN_1 UNMANNED AIRSHIP made its maiden flight on October 2008.
KUZGUN_1 UNMANNED AIRSHIP and KUZGUN_A1 TETHERED AIRSHIP (AEROSTAT) had
another flight test together on December 2009. This successful flight test was broadcast on TRT.
Please check the flight test videos :
https://youtu.be/RoETD_yb9Fg ; https://youtu.be/aFuxrvCBNA8
We’d like to continue as Incorporated Company . We are preparing official documents of
establishment of KUZGUN Aerospace Incorporation.
We believe that fresh beginning is more suitable everyone.
We can see big opportunity to earn and offering a series of projects to collaborate together.

0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
1 2 3 4 5
TOTAL EXPENSES
(MILLON $)
TOTAL INCOME
(MILLON $)
YEARS
Teal Group Predicts Worldwide UAV Market Will Total $91 Billion in Its 2014 UAV Market Profile and
Forecast , 17 July 2014
(ref : http://www.tealgroup.com)
We believe that Airships may easily dominate more than %30 of UAV market.
KUZGUN Aerospace Inc., THE PROJECTS :
1) KUZGUN_5 UNMANNED AIRSHIP
Technical Specifications of KUZGUN_5 Unmanned Airship
Max. Diameter (m) 4.0 – 5.5
Length (m) 12.0 – 17.0
Max. Flight Duration (days) 7
Ceiling Height (m) 1500 + 1000
Payload (kg) 20
2) KUZGUN_A5 TETHERED AIRSHIP:
Technical Specifications of KUZGUN_A5 Tethered Airship
Max. Diameter (m) 5.5 – 7.5
Length (m) 17.0 – 22.0
Max. Flight Duration (days) 14
Ceiling Height (m) 2000 + 1000
Payload (kg) 70
We are looking for 3 Million $ funding for KUZGUN_5 &
KUZGUN_A5 project.
# OF SALES
EXPENSES
(MILLON $)
TOTAL
EXPENSES
(MILLON $)
KUZGUN_5 &
KUZGUN_A5
KUZGUN_5 &
KUZGUN_A5 PRICE
(MILLON $)
TOTAL INCOME
(MILLON $)
1st YEAR 1.8 1.8 2 0
2nd YEAR 1.2 3 0
3rd YEAR 1 4 1 2 2
4th YEAR 1 5 4 8 10
5th YEAR 1 6 10 20 30
%
PERSONNEL 19
TRAVEL 6
EQUIPMENT 14
SUBCONT. 6
ADVISOR etc. 12
OPERATION 8
MATERIAL 34
TOTAL 100

KUZGUN Aerospace Inc., OTHER PROJECTS :
BLUE VOYAGE (not at the sea level!)
AIRCRAFT CARRIERS in the SKY
Yücel DEMİR
http://www.linkedin.com/in/yuceldemirkuzgun
Add : Tunahan Mh. Kuvayimilliye Cd. 5 Etap AGE B2-3B Daire 23 Eryaman ANKARA / TÜRKİYE
Gsm : +90 532 768 38 43
Email : yucelkuzgun@gmail.com
Web : https://kuzgun-airships.jimdosite.com/

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