Tue, Jul 15, 2003
Tests to Run a Month, Starting Mid-August
Flight Safety
Technologies, Inc. has finalized its plans to test its 'Socrates'
Wake Vortex Detection and Tracking technology at the Denver
International Airport this summer. The 'Socrates' test is scheduled
to start on August 18, 2003 and testing is planned to continue
through mid-September.
Lockheed/Martin Corporation is the principal subcontractor and
team partner with FST on the project. Other participants in the
test will include NASA, the DOT Volpe National Transportation
Systems Center and the German Aerospace Center (Deutches Zentrum
fur Luft-und Raumfahrt), commonly called DLR.
UAVs: the next threat?
Flight Safety Technologies is
continuing to develop its patented UNICORN collision avoidance
technology. The company has become aware of a growing interest on
the part of NASA, FAA, the Department of Homeland Defense and the
Department of Defense, regarding the proliferation of the current
and planned uses of Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs), which might
present a risk of collision with private and commercial aircraft if
operated outside of restricted airspace; thus there is a
requirement for a collision avoidance capability. The company has
begun preliminary discussions with NASA regarding the possible
application of its UNICORN technology to this UAV requirement, and
plans to submit an unsolicited proposal for NASA funding for this
project. Although NASA has a substantial budget plan for UAV
technology, there is no assurance that the company's proposal will
be accepted or that it will receive any government funding for
UNICORN.
[FST is not affiliated with FlightSafety, International
--ed.]
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