The Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System (ARES) was a concept for an unmanned VTOL flight module that can transport various payloads. The concept started as the TX (Transformer) in 2009 for a terrain-independent transportation system centered on a ground vehicle that could be configured into a VTOL air vehicle and carry four troops. ARES' primary function was the same as TX, to use flight to avoid ground-based transportation threats like ambushes and IEDs for units that don't have helicopters for those missions. It was to be powered by twin tilting ducted fans and have its own power system, fuel, digital flight controls, and remote command-and-control interfaces. The flight module would have different detachable mission modules for specific purposes including cargo delivery, CASEVAC, and ISR. Up to 3,000 lb (1,400 kg) of payload would be carried by a module.

• CASEVAC version

• ISR version

• Personnel version

Controls & Takeoff

• Controls
  
  
  
  • VTOL up for forward flight
  
  
  • Trim for pitch
  
  
  • Deactivate AG8 to drop cargo module
  
  
  • Yaw for Roll
  
  
• Takeoff
  
  
  
  • Throttle up to at least 37%, 22% if cargo module has been dropped, then VTOL up once sufficiently high above the ground, and full throttle
  
  
  • Reduce throttle to at least five below the minimum takeoff amount, then set VTOL back to it's starting position. Use throttle to manage speed of decent for a smooth landing.
  
  

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