Hood River, OR, July 23, 2014 -- Lengthened Mark 4 UAV launcher accommodates heavier UAVs, expanding the payload capacity of the Integrator UAV.

From: Hood Tech Corp Mechanical, Inc., Hood River, Oregon
Date: July 23, 2014
Subject: Longer Rail, Heavier Load on Hood Tech’s UAV Launcher
Contact: Cory Roeseler, Hood Tech Corp Mechanical, Inc., 541 387-2255, [email protected]

Hood Tech has introduced an extended-rail kit for its Mark 4 UAV launcher, increasing the available payload capacity (http://blog.executivebiz.com/2014/06/ryan-hartman-boeings-insitu-subsidiary-adding-weight-for-integrator-uas-variant/) of the Integrator UAV. The longer rail kit, installed as retrofit to an existing Mark 4 launcher, enables the Mark 4 launcher to maintain its small footprint, which allows for shipboard launches and subsequent retrieval. The improved launch capability expands the ability to accommodate heavier loads and additional sensors.

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 MILSTD 1474.

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 Tech
1750 Country Club Rd
Hood River, OR 97031
5413872288
[email protected]
http://www.hoodtech.com