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Follow on Google News | Hood Tech Launches Drone Used as DroneHood Tech’s launcher was used to send a UAV airborne, as a drone which was used as a target for the US Navy’s latest laser weapon system.
By: Hood Technology From: Hood Tech Corp Mechanical, Inc., Hood River, Oregon Date: December 19, 2014 Subject: Hood Tech Launches Drone used as Drone Contact: Cory Roeseler, Hood Tech Corp Mechanical, Inc., 541 387-2255, cory@hoodtech.com According to Marine Log and ABC News and Geekologie online (the last includes video) (http://www.marinelog.com/ “The (Office of Naval Research--ONR) When in 2002 Hood Tech began producing innovative UAV launchers and retrieval systems for small UAVs, those innovations enabled the elimination of runways. This freed aircraft for shipboard use, for deployment in irregular or disrupted landscapes, and for other difficult locations. Showing their ruggedness and reliability, Hood Tech launchers have initiated tens of thousands of flights under the extreme environments of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan and aboard ships in the oceans around the globe. Dr. Andy von Flotow founded Hood Technology in Hood River, Oregon in 1992. In addition to the design and manufacture of launch systems, Hood Technology: -Provides zip test services for pre-flight safety verification of experimental aircraft and components. -Owns and maintains a silent wind tunnel for measuring UAV engine and prop noise in accordance with MILSTD1474. -Develops, tests, and manufactures stabilized imaging systems for a variety of UAVs -Monitors blade vibrations in industrial turbines and jet engines, a diagnostic method for predicting possible future turbine failures. The Hood Tech web site is: www.hoodtech.com Contact: Andy von Flotow Hood Technology 3100 Cascade Hood River, OR 97031 5413872288 ken@hoodtech.com http://www.hoodtech.com End
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