I was able to get a little up close and personal time with a K-MAX during the fires last year so I was really interested to bump into this posting on the IEEE Spectrum website today. This is such an awesome heli. http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/...ax-robocopters-haul-tons-of-stuff-afghanistan ...Tiger
Part of the team for that project are employees of Swanson Helicopters right here in Grants Pass. I spoke with a project manager this spring and once they are up an running again in the states they will be seeking domestic work, such as fire fighting, logging, etc. The hope is that production of this awesome helicopter will begin again.