About
Rapid Advance Prototype Drone Group
An early-stage venture, currently at the pre-funding and concept-validation stage, with working software and a defined path to physical aircraft.
The RAPD Group is an early-stage UAS software and rapid-prototyping venture. We created the UAS Mission Maintenance Tracker to model the connection between aircraft condition, missions, parts, personnel, and readiness. We are now seeking funding and partners to apply that system to aircraft we build, test, document, and ultimately manufacture.
We build ventures intended to find, attract, and train technical talent through real work. RAPD is the aviation-focused expression of that mission: documented builds, published test data, and eventually apprenticeships and STEM programs.
Robert Anthony Productions produces the build and test documentation you will see in the build log.
Stage and honesty
What exists, what is next, and what is only a plan.
What exists now
- The tracker concept and interactive demo
- A defined readiness model
- A founder-led prototyping and documentation plan
In development
- A physical 450 mm prototype aircraft
- A documented build-and-test process
- Custom laser-cut and 3D-printed components
Long-term vision
- Small-batch kits and components
- STEM curricula and build programs
- Full proprietary frames and OEM manufacturing