The K-MAX was selected because it can carry over 2, 700kg, which is more than its unladen weight.
The K-MAX has a four-hook carousel, so it can drop off supplies at several locations in one mission.
The unmanned K-MAX carries its cargo externally on a 25-metre cable.
The top speed of the K-MAX is only about 100 knots (115mph), but it has all the virtues of unmanned aircraft: it never gets sick, tired or goes on leave.
Unlike many large fixed-wing drones, which are flown under remote control by ground-based pilots, a modified K-MAX flies autonomously along a programmed course using GPS to navigate via specified way points.
Terry Fogarty, in charge of unmanned systems at Kaman, says that the single-pilot-manned K-MAX can be flown up to 12 hours a day on logging operations, requiring a change of pilots.
At present the K-MAX has no defensive systems, but Lockheed Martin says the helicopters could easily be fitted with armour, machine-gun pods or flares which could be fired as decoys to divert ground-launched missiles.
Among the U.S. companies logging on are Disney, K-Mart, Office Max and Toys "R" Us.
It would be nice to be able to max out the 401(k) and still have money left over to get those 529 accounts going.
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If our hypothetical person can afford to max out their Roth 401(k), they can also afford to take the tax savings from pre-tax contributions and invest them in an outside account.
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Some ways to do that are to max out pre-tax deductions in your 401(k), defer current income with deferred compensation, and delay your bonus (if your employer allows this) to 2014 instead of taking it in the current year.
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