Hood River, OR, October 08, 2019 –(PR.com)– FLARES 2.0, Hood Tech\u2019s \u201cFlying Launch and Recovery System\u201d has accumulated 106 consecutive flights with a perfect safety record, in 2019. Dating back to January of 2019, Hood Tech staff has torture-tested the system in wind gusts to 30mph, at density altitude of 9,600 feet, and in desert heat exceeding 100F.<\/p>\n
The simplified controls resemble that of a modern forklift, and the evolved system achieves robustness through redundancy, and design margins.<\/p>\n
For example, the multicopter hovers at 58% throttle while carrying an 85-pound aircraft at 9,600 feet density altitude. A typical launch mission discharges the batteries to about 80%, and the motors draw 22% of their rated current.<\/p>\n
The most recent series of flight tests involved seven launches and seven recoveries of a battery powered fixed-wing aircraft operating above tree-height. Launch-release took place at 300 feet above ground level (AGL) and capture height was as high as 191 feet AGL.<\/p>\n