Hood River, OR, July 24, 2013 -- Hood Tech’s HTL 4.1 launch system, supporting the RQ-21A UAV, has successfully completed the engineering, manufacturing, and development phase, and is ready for transition to initial production.

From: Hood Tech Corp Mechanical, Inc., Hood River, Oregon
Date: July 18, 2013
Subject: Hood Tech’s HTL 4.1 UAV Launch System Completes Tests with RQ-21A
Contact: Cory Roeseler, Hood Tech Corp Mechanical, Inc., 541 387-2255, [email protected]

According to Aerospace Manufacturing and Design (http://www.onlineamd.com/amd0713-news-uas.aspx) the RQ-21A reached Milestone C in the US navy’s test program for the UAV and for Hood Tech’s launch system, the HTL 4.1. The way is now clear for low-rate initial production, following this final evaluation.

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
1750 Country Club Rd.
Hood River, OR 97031
5413872255
[email protected]
http://www.hoodtech.com