Hood River, OR, April 09, 2014 -- The UAV system launched by the Hood Tech Mark 4 is qualified to compete for system to “monitor and control Brazil's huge 'Blue Amazon' maritime domain”.

From: Hood Tech Corp Mechanical, Inc., Hood River, Oregon
Date: April 8, 2014
Subject: Hood Tech Launcher to Compete for Brazilian Navy UAV
Contact: Cory Roeseler, Hood Tech Corp Mechanical, Inc., 541 387-2255, [email protected]

The Hood Tech Mark 4 launcher participated in a series of trials, which qualified it for a big maritime operation. Completing “a three-day maritime deployment demonstration with the Brazilian Navy, and the systems (will) compete for Brazil's SisGAAz (Sistema de Gerenciamento da Amazônia Azul) maritime ISR system”, according to an article in Janes (http://www.janes.com/article/35997/fidae-2014-scaneagle-to-compete-for-brazilian-maritime-isr-programme). “We will do all we can to support the trial and the competition”, said a Hood Tech representative. “We think we produce the best and most capable launcher available for maritime applications.”

When in 2002 Hood Tech began producing innovative UAV launchers and retrieval systems for small UAVs, those innovations enabled the elimination of runways for launch and retrieval.
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 failures.

The Hood Tech web site is: www.hoodtech.com

Contact:
Cory Roeseler
Hood Tech
135 Country Club Road, Building A
Hood River, OR 97031
541-387-2255
[email protected]
http://www.hoodtech.com